At least eight people, a police personnel among them were shot dead at Sariab road area of Quetta on Saturday, police confirmed. Police sources said that unknown armed men opened fire on people sitting in a laundry shop adjacent to the Sariab Mill, injuring nine persons critically. The assailants managed to escape the crime scene.
The injured identified as Gul Mohammad, a police constable his son Mohammad Ishaq, Shair Mohammad, Nasrullah, Mohammad Umer and Abdul Hameed succumbed to their injuries while way to hospital. Condition of one Mohammad Shehzad who was shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta is stated to be critical.
Meanwhile, in another incident, a man was gunned down in the Faizabab area of Quetta on Saturday, police said. They said that unknown men riding a bike opened fire at Khudae Nazar who was way to bazaar in his personal car. Resultantly, he died on the spot. Police shifted the body to civil hospital for legal formalities and later handed over to the heirs.