DERA MURAD JAMALI: Three people, including a woman, were killed in two separate incidents in the Nasirabad area of Balochistan on Saturday, according to police.

Armed attackers gunned down 22-year-old Jalil Ahmed Nechari, a resident of Kalat, and Fozia Bibi within the limits of Baba Kot Police Station near Gaddi Rehman area in Nasirabad.

Their bodies were later thrown in a deserted area by fleeing suspects.

Upon receiving the information about the killings, Baba Kot police reached the crime scene and shifted the bodies to the Teaching Hospital Dera Murad Jamali for further investigation.

A search operation has been launched to arrest the suspects, the police said, adding the motive for has been reported as honour killing.

In another incident within the jurisdiction of Shaheed Aziz Baloch Police Station, a severely tortured body was discovered by the police.

According to the police, the culprits had dumped the body in a deserted area, which was later shifted to the hospital for necessary medico-legal procedure.

The victim was later identified as Dalawar Manjhoo. After the due process, the body was handed over to the heirs.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2024