...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...community were killed in a drive-by shooting in Quetta on Saturday, police said.
According to police, person or persons unknown shot up an electronics shop in Quetta's Jamaluddin Afghani Road area, killing two Hazara men on the spot.
The assailants managed to escape unhurt from the scene after the attack, while the bodies of the dear departed ‐ identified as Jaffar and Muhammad Ali ‐ were shifted to the Civil Hospital in Quetta.
A police officer who requested anonymity said the attack appeared to be an incident of assassination.
Police and personnel of other law enforcement agencies reached the site as an investigation into the incident went underway. No group has so far grabbed credit for the attack.