Noted Brahui and Baloch poet, author and assistant professor killed by unidentified gunmen
Prominent Balochistan litterateur Professor Muhammad Khan popularly known as Ghamkhwar Hayat wrote many books. PHOTO: FACEBOOK
QUETTA:
Prominent Balochistan litterateur Professor Muhammad Khan, popularly known as Ghamkhwar Hayat, was killed in a targeted attack on Saturday on the outskirts of Nushki.
According to police, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the professor near Killi Mengal while he was on his way to Quetta.
The attackers fled the scene immediately after the incident. Police reached the spot after the report, took the body to Teaching Hospital Nushki and handed it over to the heirs after completing legal formalities. An investigation into the killing has been launched.
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Professor Hayat was serving as Assistant Professor at Degree College Nushki. He was widely respected as an eminent writer, poet, short story writer and translator in both the Brahui and Balochi languages.
He authored more than 15 books and translated several important literary works and articles into Balochi. However, a large part of his poetry was composed in the Brahui language.
