{"id":129057,"date":"2026-07-09T11:11:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=129057"},"modified":"2026-07-09T11:11:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T06:11:49","slug":"five-arrested-over-murder-of-restaurant-owner-in-quetta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129057\/","title":{"rendered":"Five arrested over murder of restaurant owner in Quetta"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">QUETTA(National Times)- Police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the murder of a local businessman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking at a press conference, Quetta Deputy Inspector General of Police Imran Shoukat said Mohammad Hashim Noorzai, the owner of a restaurant, was&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2011265\">killed<\/a>&nbsp;on June 27 on the Quetta-Chaman Highway near Baleli by unidentified attackers while returning home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DIG said the prime suspect, Hikmatullah Noorzai, had confessed to planning the killing with his brother, Saadullah Noorzai, over a business dispute involving around Rs160 million. He added that Saadullah remained at large, while police teams were conducting raids to arrest him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to investigators, Hikmatullah, accompanied by his alleged accomplices, Jan Muhammad Noorzai and Amanullah Noorzai, pursued the victim in a black Toyota Revo registered in his brother\u2019s name. At an opportune moment, they intercepted Hashim\u2019s vehicle and opened fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIG Shoukat said the case was handed over to the Serious Crime Investigation Wing (SCIW) because of its sensitivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The SCIW formed three specialised teams from the Homicide Unit and Analysis Wing, employing modern forensic and technical methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CCTV footage, digital forensics and technical evidence helped investigators trace the suspects\u2019 movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two men, Mir Khan and Dilawar Khan, were arrested for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of the victim\u2019s home and monitoring his daily routine. Their information led to the capture of Hikmatullah, who, according to the DIG, confessed to the crime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u2018Murder weapon recovered\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among those detained are two men accused of conducting surveillance of the victim. Police also recovered the alleged murder weapon during the investigation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jan Muhammad and Amanullah were arrested while \u201cattempting to flee in a white Toyota Alto\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Police also recovered a cache of weapons, including a Kalashnikov, an LMG with ammunition and four rifles, which the suspects were \u201cattempting to smuggle out of the city\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUETTA(National Times)- Police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the murder of a local businessman. Speaking at a press conference, Quetta Deputy Inspector General of Police Imran Shoukat said Mohammad Hashim Noorzai, the owner of a restaurant, was&nbsp;killed&nbsp;on June 27 on the Quetta-Chaman Highway near Baleli by unidentified attackers while [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129058,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129057","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-national","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Five arrested over murder of restaurant owner in Quetta - Nation<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129057\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Five arrested over murder of restaurant owner in Quetta - Nation\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"QUETTA(National Times)- Police claimed on Wednesday to have arrested five suspects allegedly involved in the murder of a local businessman. 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