The bullet-riddled bodies of three members of a family who went missing one and a half years ago were found near the Iranian border in Mand area of Kech District in Balochistan on August 23, reports Dawn. Residents found the bodies lying on a road between Mullah Chah and Shah Murad Chah areas. The slain persons were identified as Dr Hamid Ali, his son Behroz Hamid and nephew Abdul Basit. “Hands of all the three deceased were tied at the back and they were hit with bullets at different parts of the body,” local officials said. Family said Dr Ali, his son and nephew disappeared after they had left for Iran on a friend’s invitation around one and a half years ago. They were residents of the Buleda Jhab town in Kech.
A motorcyclist, identified as Sikandar Talani, sustained serious injuries when he ran over a landmine on in the Kach area of Lehri tehsil (revenue unit) in Sibi District of Balochistan on August 23, reports Dawn.