QUETTA: Unknown armed men shot dead a man in the Mehrab Road area of Mastung Bazaar on Saturday. According to police sources, the victim identified as Haji Aziz Aslam was near Mehrab Road when armed assailants riding a motorbike opened fire at him and fled from the scene.

As a result, he died on the spot after receiving bullet wounds. The body of the deceased was handed over to the heirs after the completion of medico-legal formalities. The reason for the killing could not be ascertained so far, adding Further investigation was underway.