Islamabad: Unidentified gunmen shot dead
a leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal in
Balochistan province of southwest Pakistan on Monday, police said.
BNP-M leader Agha Mehmood Khan Ahmadzai was gunned
down at Shahi Darbar Road in Kalat town. Ahmedzai was also the
nephew of Agha Sulaiman Dawood, the head of the erstwhile
ruling family of the former princely state of Kalat.
The gunmen, who were on a motorcycle, fired at
Ahmedzai's car on Shahi Darbar Road. He was killed instantly,
police said.
Following the attack, Ahmedzai’s driver lost control
of the vehicle and hit two passers-by. One of the persons
later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
PTI
First Published: Monday, March 14, 2011, 18:59