Quetta election chief shot dead

QUETTA: Gunmen shot dead a senior local election official in Quetta on Tuesday, police said, days before parliament is due to dissolve ahead of national polls. The shooting took place in Chandni Chowk, a congested neighbourhood of Quetta, the capital of volatile Balochistan province, which has been hit by two major sectarian bombings this year that have killed more than 180 people. Pakistan's government will reach the end of its five-year mandate at the weekend and a general election is expe... more

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