Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a vehicle carrying members of Pakistan's Hazara community in Quetta (the capital of Balochistan province in southwestern Pakistan) on Sunday, killing two people and injuring three others as they travelled from the Hazarganji vegetable market back to Hazara Town. Police described the attack as a targeted killing and launched a search operation, while community members blocked a major road in protest. The incident highlights the ongoing threat faced by the Hazara community, who are frequently targeted in sectarian attacks due to their distinctive physical appearance; a 2018 human rights report recorded over 500 Hazara deaths in Quetta alone between 2012 and 2017.