QUETTA: The vice-president Jamhori Watan Party (JWP) Dr. Aslam Mirza was shot dead here in Shaal Kot area on Tuesday morning, Geo news reported.

According to sources, his diver also lost his life during the ambush while police said the incident took place as he was on his way to home through Akhterabad of Shaal Kot area when unknown armed militants opened fire on him, killing him two on the spot.

The unidentified miscreants succeeded to flee the crime scene, police sources added.

Following the tragedy, police arrived on the scene and shifted dead bodies to Bolan Medical Complex while the murder cases were lodged against anonymous miscreants, police sources added.