QUETTA: At least two engineers were killed on Sunday as a result of a militant attack on Jiwani aiport, near the Pak-Iran coastal border in Balochistan's Gwadar district.

Police sources told DawnNews unknown miscreants opened fire at the airport and killed electronics superintendent identified as Khalilullah during the attack.

The assailants had also kidnapped electronics engineer Mehmudullah Niazi from the airport. Niazi's bullet-ridden body was later found from a nearby area.

Police sources said that the kidnapped engineer was shot from a close range.

At least six miscreants riding motorcycles were involved in the attack on Jiwani airport, police said.

According to sources, security was not tight in and around the airport at the time of attack.

The assailants sped away on their motorcycles after the attack.

Police and personnel of other law enforcement agencies reached the site and started investigation into the incident.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

In the past, militants attacked the Pasni Radar Station in the region.

Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch also condemned the attack and expresses grief over the loss of innocent lives,

He also directed the district administration and police officials to file a report in this regard.