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Candidate among four killed in Balochistan
[Pak Daily Times] An independent candidate, Abdul Fateh Magsi, was bumped off on Tuesday in the picturesque provincial capital along with his three supporters while two others were maimed in pre-election violence in Balochistan ...the Pak province bordering Kandahar and Uruzgun provinces in Afghanistan and Sistan Baluchistan in Iran. Its native Baloch propulation is being displaced by Pashtuns and Punjabis and they aren't happy about it... Abdul Fateh Magsi had submitted his nomination papers as an independent candidate from PB-32 Jhal Magsi. The election commission postponed elections in the area following the incident. Talking to media, Jhal Magsi Deputy Commissioner Saeed Umrani said that unidentified gunnies opened indiscriminate fire on Abdul Fateh Magsi and his colleagues. Resultantly, Magsi and his three supporters were killed on the spot and two others sustained critical injuries. "Abdul Fateh was on way for some political activities in Jhal Magsi when he got targeted in the area," DC Umrani said. Posted by: Fred 2013-05-01 |
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