Prominent Balochistan litterateur Professor Muhammad Khan, popularly known as Ghamkhwar Hayat, was killed in a targeted attack on Saturday on the outskirts of Nushki.
According to police, unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the professor near Killi Mengal while he was on his way to Quetta.
The attackers fled from the scene immediately after the incident. Police reached the spot following the report, took the body to Teaching Hospital Nushki and handed it over to the heirs after completing legal formalities. An investigation into the killing has been initiated.