GWADAR: A woman was killed and 45 passengers were injured when a bus carrying members of the Zikri community from Turbat to Gwadar overturned at a bridge on the coastal highway.

The Zikris were returning after taking part in annual religious rituals at Koh-i-Murad near Turbat town when their bus met with the accident near Nalent area.

Personnel of the Frontier Corps and police shifted the injured to hospital.

Meanwhile, a man was found dead in his house in Baloch ward, Gwadar. He was identified as Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Kalri area of Lyari.

He had been living alone in the rented house and was said to be ill for the past few days.

MURDERED: A man was murdered by unidentified attackers in Baalgather area of Panjgur town. The deceased, Abdul Malik, was a resident of Karachi.

Meanwhile, police arrested one Anwar Yaqoob in Pasni on the charge of killing his sister for marrying of her own free will.

Published in Dawn, July 18th, 2015

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