Minority MPA shot dead by bodyguard in Quetta
QUETTA: Minority MPA Handery Masieh, who belonged to the ruling National Party (NP) in Balochistan, was shot dead by his bodyguard here in the Nawan Killi area on Saturday.
Official sources said MPA Handery Masieh along with his nephew Owais Masieh was heading towards his vehicle that was parked near his home in Nawan Killi, when they were attacked. The attacker sprayed bullets from his automatic weapon injuring the MPA and his nephew. Later, the MPA succumbed to his injuries on his way to hospital.
Reports suggested that the incident happened at around 1:15pm. The attacker fled the scene after the incident.
Official sources said the MPA was hit by two bullets, one each in the head and neck.
Police and FC officials rushed to the spot and started the probe into the matter.
Balochistan Chief Minister Dr Abdul Malik Baloch expressed deep grief over the cold-blooded murder of his party’s senior activist. He said he had directed top police officials to apprehend the murderer.
The body of the MPA was later shifted to Civil Hospital for autopsy.
Moving scenes were witnessed in Civil Hospital where people belonging to the Christian community strongly protested the killing of their leader. They blocked Jinnah Road for several hours and chanted slogans against the cold-blooded murder of the MPA. They demanded of the government to apprehend those involved in the killing.
The murder created tension in the provincial capital and the law enforcement agencies were deployed in the Nawan Killi area to prevent any violent reaction to the assassination. The law enforcement agencies also set up checkposts to apprehend the culprit.
Agencies add: Handery Masieh belonged to Balochistan’s Mastung district and was an active leader of the ruling NP.
“The same guard was serving with Handery Masieh for the past 15 years,” Rehmat Baloch, provincial health minister, said.
Abdul Razzaq Cheema, the city’s police chief, said: “The bodyguard had some personal dispute with Handery Masieh’s nephew and both had a brawl outside the residence of the lawmaker. “The bodyguard opened fire on the nephew as Handery came out of his home to stop him. He was hit in the neck and died on the way to hospital.”
Cheema added that the bodyguard was “loyal” and bore Handery no personal enmity.
President Mamnoon Hussain, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, former president Asif Ali Zardari, Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq, Deputy Speaker Murtaza Javed Abbasi and MQM chief Altaf Hussain strongly condemned the assassination of Handery Masieh.
In their separate messages, they expressed sympathies with the bereaved family and prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.
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