Tag: Shot dead

  • Nine labourers from Punjab shot dead in Balochistan’s Nushki area

    Nine labourers from Punjab shot dead in Balochistan’s Nushki area

    Unknown assailants gunned down at least 11 people in two separate terror incidents in the Nushki district of Balochistan, as reported by Geo News on Saturday.

    The militants stopped a bus on the National Highway from Quetta to Taftan and abducted nine people from Punjab who were travelling in it.

    The police launched a search operation for the abductees; however, their bodies were found under the bridge near a hill. All of them had been shot dead.

    Nushki Superintendent of Police (SP) Allah Bukhsh stated that the murdered men were from Punjab’s Mandi Bahauddin, Wazirabad, and Gujranwala areas and were labourers.

    Nushki Teaching Hospital MS Dr Zafar Mengal said the murdered men had been shot in various parts of their bodies.

  • Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe shot dead during electoral campaign

    Japan’s ex-PM Shinzo Abe shot dead during electoral campaign

    Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead on Friday morning while giving a speech in western Japan. He was campaigning for a parliamentary election. Abe was 67.

    Social media videos showed Abe lying bleeding on the ground in the city of Nara, which is close to Kyoto. A few hours later, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters at a tearful press conference that Abe was in a “very severe condition”. However, he could not sustain the injuries and died. He was shot twice in the neck and left collarbone.

    The suspect reportedly served in maritime self-defence force for roughly three years, up until around 2005. Japanese media reported that he informed the police that he was angry with Abe and intended to kill him.

    The shooter was subdued by security personnel present at the site, and the 41-year-old suspect is currently in police custody.

  • LUMS grad Foodpanda employee shot dead in federal capital

    LUMS grad Foodpanda employee shot dead in federal capital

    Qasim Awan, a graduate from LUMS and a Foodpanda employee, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday. He was shot on Sunday.

    Awan was shot in a mobile snatching incident near F-9 park in the capital city. The robbers opened gunfire after Qasim resisted, reports suggest. Qasim remained in the hospital after the incident took place.

    Twitter users were quick to question the current government and its failure to protect citizens.

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    The fact that the incident took place in the federal capital was also alarming, with many pointing out the widespread increase in crimes in allegedly safe cities like Islamabad.

    JusticeforQasimAwan trended as users mourned the loss of life.

    Qasim was the only son and brother of his grieving parents and two sisters.