Police in Quetta have launched an immediate investigation following a fatal shooting on Airport Road that left a pregnant woman dead and her seven-year-old son wounded inside a private housing scheme.
Authorities took the victim’s husband Farhan Magsi into custody on suspicion of involvement in the armed attack, Airport Police Station SHO (Station House Officer) Maqsood Gujar has said.
The deceased woman was identified as Ms Daud, while her injured son is named Muhammad Habib.
Police transferred the child and the woman’s body to Civil Hospital Quetta for urgent medical treatment and legal formalities, subsequently handing the case over to the Serious Crimes Investigation Wing for further probe.
The victim’s sister stated that Ms Daud had divorced her first husband, with whom she shared the seven-year-old boy, before marrying Magsi.
The grieving sister appealed directly to the Chief Minister of Balochistan Mir Sarfraz Bugti to ask for the maximum punishment for the culprit under the law.
Provincial Home Minister Mir Zia Ullah Langove took official notice of the homicide and demanded an immediate report from senior police officials.
