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College teacher shot dead in Quetta

QUETTA: A college teacher was shot dead outside a mosque after Maghrib prayers on the Saraiab Road. This was the second incident of its kind here in two days.
 
Police said that Prof Mohammad Sarwar of the Government Degree College, Quetta, was killed by armed men riding a motorcycle.
His body was later shifted to the Civil Hospital for an autopsy. Police said the incident was a case of targeted killing.
Haji Mohammad Mohsin, the principal of a government high school, had been shot dead in the same area on Thursday morning.
The Balochistan Professors and Lecturers Association announced that all colleges across the province would remain closed on Saturday in protest against the killings. The association announced a three-day mourning.
DAWN: Saturday, 25 Jul, 2009

Another Prof shot dead in Quetta

By: Bari Baloch
QUETTA - A professor of Government Degree College Quetta was gunned down on Friday.Police said Ghulam Sarwar, Professor of Chemistry was standing outside his house at Sariab Road when armed men riding on a motorcycle opened fire on him and escaped from the site. 
He received several bullet injuries and died on the spot. Police shifted his body to the Civil Hospital for autopsy. 
‘It is a target killing’, a police officer said, adding, that raids were being conducted in various areas to arrest the killers. 
A large number of professors and teachers rushed to the Civil Hospital and strongly condemned the brutal killing of Degree College Professor. 
The President of Professors and Lecturers Association Nawaz Soomro announced mourning of three days across Balochistan and boycott of colleges for Saturday (today) as protest. 
It may be mentioned that Principal of Govt High School Sariab Mills Muhammad Mohsin was also shot dead at Sariab Road two days ago.
Several other teachers and heads of educational institutions have fallen prey to new wave of target killings in different towns of Balochistan including Quetta.