Two traders were shot dead and as many were abducted by dacoits on Indus Highway in the limits of Naper Kot police, Dera Bugti, reported 24NewsHD TV channel on Sunday.
A complete shutdown was observed and a sit-in was held in Dera Bugti against the killings and kidnapping of the traders.
The protesters blamed the police for being in connivance with the dacoits kidnapping and killing innocent people.
They also lambasted the government for its negligence and ineffectiveness.
They demanded that the government recover the abducted traders immediately and ensure the arrest of the dacoits.
The demonstrators warned the government that the traders will expand the protest demonstrations countrywide in case the rulers failed to provide justice.