Hazara | Pakistan

QUETTA: At least two people from the provincial capital’s Hazara community were killed and another three injured after unknown assailants opened fire on them on Sunday. Senior police officer Muhammad Khair Sumalani told Dawn that the men came under attack while they were travelling back to Hazara Town from the Hazarganji vegetable market. “Unidentified armed men riding motorcycles opened fire at their vehicle, killing two people on the spot and injuring three,” he said. The senior police official said that the incident appeared to be a “targeted killing”, adding that the police and Frontier Corps personnel rushed to the site soon after the incident. Civil Hospital Spokesperson Wasim Bag told Dawn that the hospital had received two bodies and three injured persons. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack, and police have launched a search operation. The Hazara community blocked the Western Bypass to protest the incident, disrupting traffic. Administration and police were negotiating with the pro...