3 of a family shot dead

Published December 18, 2002

QUETTA, Dec 17: Armed men killed three people of a family in Baghbana area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday.

According to levies force sources an armed group of men opened fire at a house when the family refused to marry their girl to the accused family. Amina Bibi, Khatija Bibi and Nabi Bukhsh received multiple bullet injuries and died on the spot.

Soon after the incident the levies force rushed to the area and arrested three men along-with their weapons. Two of them were identified as Abdul Hakeem and Abdul Khaliq.

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