One individual was killed on sectarian basis in district Mastung, some 70 kilometres south of Quetta on Monday. In the incident, two unidentified armed persons riding a motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on Mohammad Iqbal Mengal who had recently changed sect to Shia. Mengal received critical injuries from the shooting and died on the spot. Meanwhile Tahafuz Azadari Council spokesman Rahim Jaffari condemned the killing of a member of the Shia community and said the had government failed to provide protect the Shia community.
