QUETTA: Two bodies were found in Shalkot and Kuchlak areas of the provincial capital on Sunday, police and hospital sources said.

Police brought a body to civil hospital from Shalkot area on the outskirts of Quetta.

The corpse was charred beyond recognition.

The other body found in Killi Autuzai area of Kuchlak carried bullet wounds.

Local people informed the police about the presence of the body in the area. The body was shifted to hospital where it was identified as that of Mohammad Azeem, a resident of Kuchlak.

“Five bullets were pumped into head and chest,” police said.

Published in Dawn, May 19th, 2014

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