Five Punjabis shot dead in Balochistan

Five people hailing from Punjab were gunned down in separate incidents of violence in Balochistan on Wednesday. Three of the five people were shot dead in the Loralai district. Levies officials said unidentified people opened indiscriminate fire on Sajjad Khosa, Nadeem Khosa, Syed Ahmed Khosa and two others in Kangri area of Musakhail tehsil. They received serious wounds and succumbed to their injuries. The assailants fled after the shooting.
The Levies Force after being informed about the incident moved the bodies to a nearby hospital for autopsy. The deceased belonged to Dera Ghazi Khan and had come to Musakhail for hunting. However, the motive behind the killing was yet to be ascertained since no claim of responsibility was made. Levies sources said the bodies were sent to their native town and investigations were underway.
Separately, two Punjabis were killed and three others injured in an armed attack outside a bakery late on Wednesday. Police said unidentified motorcyclists opened indiscriminate fire on the bakery workers sitting outside the shop in Chaman housing scheme, killing Rashid and Abdul Rahim. A case has been registered against the assailants.