QUETTA – A worker of the Balochistan National Party-Awami (BNP-A) was shot dead in Faqirabad area of Khuzdar District on Wednesday.
Police official Javaid Ahmed said that Riaz Ahmed, riding a motorcycle, was on his way when some armed men opened indiscriminate fire on him. Consequently, he sustained multiple bullet wounds and died on the way to hospital.
Being informed, the police rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. “The assailants were riding a motorbike and fled after targeting Riaz,” Javaid said as quoting eyewitnesses. The deceased is stated to be activist of the BNP-A. However, motive behind the murder is yet to be ascertained.
The police have registered a case and started further investigation in this regard.