Man killed in Turbat

Published February 15, 2011

QUETTA, Feb 15: A man was gunned down in Turbat and another was critically injured in firing on a vehicle of an NGO in Zahri area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday.

Arshad Mehmood, shot dead by motorcyclists, belonged to Sialkot and was working in Turbat town. Police said it could be a case of target killing. In Khuzdar, the driver of the vehicle carrying officials of the Balochistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP) was injured.—Staff Correspondent

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