Pakistan: Shiite man martyred in Quetta attack

Terrorists, on Thursday, shot dead a Shiite Muslim man in Quetta’s Satellite town area, said police officials.

Terrorists, on Thursday, shot dead a Shiite Muslim man in Quetta’s Satellite town area, said police officials.

“Gunmen opened fire at a wielding shop, killing one Shiite man,” said a police official. The martyr was later identified as Ali Khan Hazara. Police and personnel of other law enforcement agencies (LEAs) reached the spot and started initial investigation into the incident. Officials have termed the incident as an act of targeted killing.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the killing. The dead body was shifted to hospital for postmortem.