QUETTA: Unidentified men gunned down the district president of the Balochistan Awami Party (BAP) in Nushki late on Sunday night.
Police officials said BAP district president Abdul Rehman Langove was targeted in the Milli Bhutto area.
Mr Langove was heading home when attackers riding motorcycles opened fire on him, killing him on the spot.
The attackers, around eight in number, fled after the shooting.
Police shifted the body to Nushki District Hospital.
Mr Langove was also chairman of the Baghak Union Council and a prominent political and social leader. ‘Armed men fired multiple bullets, causing the instant death of the BAP leader,’ senior police officer Abdul Hai Pirkani said, quoting hospital doctors.
Police registered a case and launched an investigation.
Six bullet-riddled bodies found Separately, six bullet-riddled bodies of unidentified people were found in the Mastung area of Balochistan on Sunday.
According to police, one body was found near the deputy commissioner’s house along the Quetta-Karachi National Highway, near Mastung city, while five others were recovered from the Datto Mor area.
Residents of the Datto Mor area informed the local administration about the bodies. A police team shifted them to Mastung Civil Hospital.
The bodies were later shifted to Quetta Civil Hospital for autopsy and subsequently returned to Mastung.SHO Abdul Rauf said an investigation was underway and the identities of the deceased had not yet been established.
Police, quoting hospital officials, said the bodies appeared to be several days old and bore signs of violence.
Tribal elder killed In Chagai district, a prominent elder of the Muhammad Hasni tribe was gunned down, police said. According to police, the tribal elder, identified as Malik Karim Dad Muhammad Hasni, was targeted in Chagai Bazaar by armed men riding motorcycles.
‘The tribal elder suffered multiple bullet injuries, causing his death,’ a police official said.
The body was handed over to the family after medico-legal formalities were completed. The motive for the murder was not known and no one had claimed responsibility.
Three farm workers killed Meanwhile, unidentified men killed three people working at an agricultural farm in the Jhar area of Duki district, while two others went missing. According to reports, the assailants opened fire on workers at a farm owned by Sardar Akbar Khan Nasar while they were working there.
The farm workers returned fire, triggering a heavy exchange of gunfire that continued for some time. ‘The bodies of three men working as watchmen at the farm were found near a small hill,’ a police official said, adding that the bodies were shifted to Duki District Hospital.
The deceased were identified as Ghani, Agha Jan and Ezzat Khan.
Two other watchmen, Nadir Khan and Bashir Khan, were missing.
‘The deceased and missing watchmen are Afghan nationals, the police official said, adding that a search operation was underway to locate the two missing men.-Staff CorrespondentSHO Abdul Rauf said an investigation was underway and the identities of the deceased had not yet been established.
Police, quoting hospital officials, said the bodies appeared to be several days old and bore signs of violence.
Tribal elder killed In Chagai district, a prominent elder of the Muhammad Hasni tribe was gunned down, police said. According to police, the tribal elder, identified as Malik Karim Dad Muhammad Hasni, was targeted in Chagai Bazaar by armed men riding motorcycles.
‘The tribal elder suffered multiple bullet injuries, causing his death,’ a police official said.
The body was handed over to the family after medico-legal formalities were completed. The motive for the murder was not known and no one had claimed responsibility.
Three farm workers killed Meanwhile, unidentified men killed three people working at an agricultural farm in the Jhar area of Duki district, while two others went missing. According to reports, the assailants opened fire on workers at a farm owned by Sardar Akbar Khan Nasar while they were working there.
The farm workers returned fire, triggering a heavy exchange of gunfire that continued for some time. ‘The bodies of three men working as watchmen at the farm were found near a small hill,’ a police official said, adding that the bodies were shifted to Duki District Hospital.
The deceased were identified as Ghani, Agha Jan and Ezzat Khan.
Two other watchmen, Nadir Khan and Bashir Khan, were missing.
‘The deceased and missing watchmen are Afghan nationals, the police official said, adding that a search operation was underway to locate the two missing men.-Staff Correspondent