KHUZDAR/DERA MURAD JAMALI: Three people were killed and a woman was injured in two incidents in Khuzdar and Usta Muhammad on Thursday.

According to police, unidentified motorcyclists opened fire on a couple near the Grade Station area in Khuzdar. As a result, Muhammad Aslam was killed on the spot, and Mahnaz Bibi was injured.

The motive behind the killing remains unclear, but police are investigating it as a target killing and making efforts to identify and arrest the culprits.

In another incident, armed men on motorbikes opened fire on two individuals in Usta Muhammad. Police said Ghulam Ali Khokhar and Saddam Hussain Khokhar were gunned down near Jaffarabad bridge while they were on their way home.

After completing medico-legal formalities, the bodies were handed over to the families. According to a police officer, the victims suffered multiple bullet injuries, which led to their immediate deaths.

Published in Dawn, November 22th, 2024