ISLAMABAD, Dec 13: The government has decided to enhance vigilance around the work area of the UN and other aid agencies assisting refugees in Chaman after a truck driver carrying UNHCR logistics was shot and killed there, UN officials said.

Speaking at a news conference here on Thursday, UNHCR spokesperson, Fatoumata Kaba, said the 30-year old truck driver, carrying fencing material for the Roghani camp, was shot on Wednesday near the Chaman border.

Giving details of the incident, the spokesperson said the shooting incident occurred between security forces and thieves attempting to rob the goods of the truck that had broken down on the way.

She said the police has arrested two of the robbers. The police described the incident as an isolated one, she said.