A man was killed and three others injured in an act of sectarian violence in Quetta on Sunday evening. Police said Haji Mohammad Ishaq, owner of a jewellery shop, was leaving for home with his brother and two other family members when two armed men on motorcycle opened indiscriminate fire on them just outside the shop. As a result, Ishaq was killed on the spot, while the other three got seriously injured and were rushed to Combined Military Hospital. Doctors said the condition of one of the injured was serious. DIG Operations Hamid Shakeel confirmed the killing of the jeweller and said all people attacked belonged to the Hazara Shia community. He said investigation was underway and police was looking at all aspects of the incident. Abu Bakar Siddiq, spokesman for banned organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, called up newspapers’ offices and claimed responsibility for the attack. He also warned journalists against not carrying his statement in the wake of Supreme Court order that bars the media from publishing such statements.
