QUETTA: Two people from the Hazara community were killed and three others seriously injured on Sunday morning when unidentified armed men opened fire at the Hazarganji vegetable and fruit market in Quetta, Balochistan, Provincial Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langau confirmed. Langau visited Civil Hospital to inquire about the injured and stated that a report had been requested from the inspector general of police regarding the incident. Police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, told The Express Tribune, “The attackers, believed to be two to three individuals possibly riding a motorcycle, targeted vendors and buyers at the market before fleeing the scene immediately after the shooting.” Police added that the deceased were identified as Haji Musa and Ahmed Ali, both members of the Hazara community who were engaged in the daily vegetable trade at the market. The injured, identified as Chaman Ali, Jafar Ali and one unidentified person, were shifted to Bolan Medical College Hospital, where doctors said the condition of one of the wounded was critical.
