National Party (NP) central leader and brother of MPA Rehmat Saleh Baloch, Waleed Saleh Baloch, was killed in Panjgur area of Balochistan on Sunday, according to statements by the party and the chief minister of the province.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti condemned the incident in a statement and ordered the immediate arrest of the suspects.
“All resources will be utilized to provide justice to the affected family,” the CM said, according to a statement issued by his office.
According to the statement, the CM had sought a police report on the incident.
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Meanwhile, the NP also strongly condemned the incident in a statement, adding that the party would observe three days of mourning. He added that at the time of the incident Waleed was celebrating his wedding.
He said the incident was not only “the murder of an ordinary citizen, but also the murder of a person belonging to a political and dignified family who has always believed in peace, non-violence, patience and tolerance and political values and traditions.”
“The government has completely failed to protect the lives and properties of citizens, and these types of incidents clearly indicate this failure,” the statement added, also calling the murder “a profound shock to humanity.” […] people and political classes of all Balochistan.”
“These violent incidents are conspiracies of anti-peace elements who are enemies of peace, development and political stability in Balochistan,” the NP said.
PPP leader Haji Ali Madad Jattak and CM’s advisor Dr Rubaba Khan Buledi also condemned the murder, calling it a “tragic and alarming incident” that threatened the peace of the entire province.
Today’s incident comes about two months after another brother of Rehmat Saleh Baloch was injured in an attack on the Quetta-Karachi national highway near Mastung. He was traveling along with the deputy commissioner of Panjgur, who was killed in the attack.
