Two Hazara community members killed in attack in Pak

Two members of the minority Shia Hazara community were killed by motorcycle-borne gunmen in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, police said, the third attack on the community in a month.

The two Hazara men killed were identified as Muhammad Zaman and Muhammad Ali, police said.

According to police, unknown gunmen opened fire and killed two persons in Quetta, the provincial capital.

One person was injured in the attack.

"The third was wounded and was admitted to the Bolan hospital for treatment," one police official said.

Members of the minority Shia Hazara community which reside in large numbers in Quetta have frequently been the victims of sectarian attacks in recent times.

This is the third attack in a month on the members of the Hazara community in Quetta.

Last week, an auto parts dealer was also gunned down in his shop by men on a motorcycle. Earlier this month, one man was killed and another injured in a targeted attack in Quetta.

Following the attack, the Hazaras staged a protest to denounce the government's failure to provide security to Balochistan's marginalised community.

The community has asked the government to prove its seriousness in the security matters pertaining to the ethnic group.