QUETTA: Due to the recent target killings in Quetta, a shutter down strike is being observed in the city on the call of the Hazara Democratic Party on Sunday, DawnNews reported.

Angry citizens protested against the killings and the government’s failure to protect the lives of the people.

Shops and business centers remain closed, while the FC troops patrolled the city.

On Saturday, gunmen opened fire on a vehicle in Quetta killing eleven people and injuring three. According to police, the incident was a sectarian attack.

Leaders of the Hazara Democratic Party have also appealed to the chief justices of Pakistan and the Balochistan High Court to take suo motu notice of the growing incidents of targeted killing in the city.