Candidate among four killed in Balochistan

QUETTA: An independent candidate, Abdul Fateh Magsi, was gunned down on Tuesday in the provincial capital along with his three supporters while two others were injured in pre-election violence in Balochistan.

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Abdul Fateh Magsi had submitted his nomination papers as an independent candidate from PB-32 Jhal Magsi. The election commission postponed elections in the area following the incident. Talking to media, Jhal Magsi Deputy Commissioner Saeed Umrani said that unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire on Abdul Fateh Magsi and his colleagues. Resultantly, Magsi and his three supporters were killed on the spot and two others sustained critical injuries. “Abdul Fateh was on way for some political activities in Jhal Magsi when he got targeted in the area,” DC Umrani said.





The deceased were identified as independent candidate Abdul Fateh Magsi, Abdul Rashid Magsi, Mirullah Khan and Jani. Security forces cordoned off the area shortly after the incident and launched a search for the assailants; however no arrests were reported until the filing of this report. No group has claimed responsibility for the killing of Abdul Fateh Magsi. During a joint press conference a few days ago in Jhal Magsi along with Abdul Raheem Rind, Abdul Fateh Magsi had spoken about receiving life threats and asked for security. Jhal Magsi is the hometown of the Balochistan Governor Nawab Zulfiqar Ali Magsi whose brother Nawabzada Tariq Magsi is also an aspirant for PB-32 seat.

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