Policeman among three killed in Balochistan

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08 April, 2012



QUETTA: Three people, including a police official, were killed in separate incidents of firing in different parts of Balochistan on Saturday.

Assistant sub-inspector Abdul Samad Jan was gunned down in Kalat, about 145 kilometres from Quetta.

The motive behind the murder could not be ascertained. However, police have registered a case. In another incident, the driver of a passenger bus, identified as Rahim Bakhsh, was shot dead on Saryab Road in the provincial capital on Saturday morning.

According to witnesses, an armed man boarded a bus, which was coming from Karachi. As the bus reached a stop in Quetta, he opened fire on the driver, killing him instantly. The shooting sparked protest on Saryab Road where scores of transporters gathered and staged a noisy demonstration. The angry protesters, most of whom were drivers, blocked the road and set tyres on fire.

They demanded the government arrest culprit and bring him to book. In Barkhan district, a security man was killed and another sustained injuries when their checkpost was attacked by a group of armed man. The two security personnel were manning the checkpost when armed men opened fire on them. Resultantly, one of the officials died on the spot while the other received bullet wounds.

Baloch militants had carried out this attack, sources in security forces said. However, no group had claimed the responsibility of the incident until the filing of this report.