Paramilitary troops patrol in troubled area of Quetta.—AP/File

QUETTA Violence in Balochistan, which erupted last week after the brutal killing of three leaders, continued unabated on Wednesday, claiming the lives of five people, including an 11-year-old boy. Five people were injured.

According to police, two gunmen opened fire on a computer software shop in the Zarghoon Road area, killing two people. The attackers escaped on a motorcycle. The victims were identified as Mohammad Imran and Shamraz Khan.

In the town of Mach, Osama, the 11-year-old son of a retired railway employee, Mohammad Ilyas, was killed in a hand-grenade attack in Kaka Mohammad Jan Colony. 

Three other people, Abdul Quddus, Shahida and Ayesha, were seriously injured. The beheaded body of a man identified as Raza Bugti was found in the Mir Hasan area and Mohammad Bugti was killed in Dera Murad Jamali.

Two policemen were injured in the Basima area of Kharan district when gunmen opened fire on a bus.

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