Achakzai visits injured official

Published August 18, 2002

QUETTA, Aug 17: Balochistan Minister for Agriculture Haji Mohammed Qasim Khan Achakzai visited the injured Director of Agriculture, Saadat Hussain Naqvi, and his driver Vedan Gul here on Saturday at the Civil Hospital.

He deplored the incident and prayed for their health.

The minister assured them that all avaiable resources would be utilized to arrest such miscreants.

Mr Naqvi and his driver were injured when two masked men opened fire on them while Mr Naqvi was coming out of his office.—APP

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