KHUZDAR: A bullet-riddled body found in the Zehri area of Khuzdar district on Tuesday evening was identified as that of Shahzeb, a resident of Lahore, officials said on Wednesday.

Levies officials said that 19-year-old Shahzeb was son of Mohammad Riasat, adding that authorities were contacting his family.

Levies personnel had retrieved the body from the vicinity of Noorgama-Mashk Road after a local informed them about it.

“The body carries seve­r­al gunshot wounds,” they said, adding that the young man had died on the spot.

Woman, daughter killed

Meanwhile, a woman and her young daughter were killed while her husband was injured in a road accident in the Ornach area of Khuzdar district.

Levies officials said the family was riding a motorcycle on the Quetta-Karachi Highway when it hit a coaster near Ornach.

“The mother and daughter lost their lives on the spot,” they said, adding that the bodies and the injured were shifted to hospital.

Published in Dawn, January 16th, 2025

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