2 labourers killed in Ziarat
Ibrar Ahmed :
At least two labourers were killed and one sustained injuries in a firing incident in Balochistan’s Ziarat district on Wednesday morning.
Levies sources said armed accused opened fire on labourers in the Mana area of Ziarat and killed two labourers. One labourer sustained bullet wounds, levies said.
The assailants escaped unhurt from the spot. The victims were identified as Allah Dad and Shahid Khan, residents of Sibi.
Victims belong to Sibi district of Balochistan
The victims were working in nearby orchards when attacked by miscreants. Soon after the incident, deputy commissioner Ziarat Waqar Khursheed Alam and other officials reached the spot as an investigation into the incident went underway. The dead bodies shifted to district headquarters hospital Ziarat for postmortem.
Panic prevailed in the tourist valley after the incident
Panic prevailed in the tourist valley in the aftermath of the terrorist attack. “This seems to be targeted killing”, a levies official told Quetta Voice via telephone. He requested anonymity. Security beefed up in and outside the valley after the killing.
Every summer, thousands of labourers from Sindh and some parts of Balochistan come to Ziarat and work in crops and orchards. This incident is the first kind of incident involving the killing of labourers. Ziarat was considered to be the most peaceful district across Balochistan.
Ziarat valley
The lush-green Ziarat valley houses the world’s second-largest juniper forest. Thousands of years old juniper trees attract tourists from across the country.
