Islamabad: Unidentified gunmen on Wednesday shot and killed a senior leader of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal in the restive Balochistan province of Pakistan, security officials said.

Abdul Salam Baloch was on his way home from office with his daughter when the gunmen ambushed his vehicle in Khazdar this evening, officials of the Levies militia said.

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Baloch was hit by several bullets and died instantly. His daughter was injured. She was taken to a nearby hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the killing. President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the killing of Baloch. In a message, he expressed grief and shock at the killing and conveyed his condolences to Baloch’s family. Zardari directed provincial authorities to nab and bring to justice the killers.

PTI