Two government officials gunned down in Balochistan's Awaran

Published November 18, 2014
Security personnel areseen standing guard in Balochistan.
  - Syed Ali Shah/file
Security personnel areseen standing guard in Balochistan. - Syed Ali Shah/file

QUETTA: Armed men killed two government officials in Balochistan's Awaran district on Tuesday, police said.

Muhammad Rafiq, a police official told Dawn that the men barged into a house in the Labach area of Balochistan's Awaran district and killed the two.

He said one official was working in the National Database and Registration Authority (Nadra) and the other was an employee of Balochistan Constabulary.

The assailants managed to escape unhurt from the spot.

Security and emergency personnel reached the location and cordoned off the area as a probe into the incident went underway.

The bodies were shifted to a nearby hospital.

Panic and fear gripped the area after the incident and a large number of area residents also gathered at the spot.

There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attack.

Awaran is considered to be one of the sensitive districts of Balochistan. Militants in the area have been targeting security forces and vital national installations in the area for several years.

Opinion

Editorial

Free, fair & timely
01 Jun, 2023

Free, fair & timely

THE Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf has been made to suffer a steep price for the events of May 9. It appears deflated in...
Virtual SCO summit
01 Jun, 2023

Virtual SCO summit

HOSTING multilateral summits is a matter of great prestige for states, as world leaders gather at the same table to...
Missing anchorperson
01 Jun, 2023

Missing anchorperson

IT gives insight into the obduracy of those in whose custody Imran Riaz Khan is being held that multiple appeals ...
Constitutional courts
Updated 31 May, 2023

Constitutional courts

While the idea may not be without its merits, the establishment of a constitutional court cannot be done without national consensus.
Hunger pangs
31 May, 2023

Hunger pangs

A RECENTLY released report by two UN agencies should serve as a wake-up call to the ruling elite — that is, if ...
No-Tobacco Day
31 May, 2023

No-Tobacco Day

DESPITE successive governments’ efforts, tobacco use continues to remain a significant public health challenge for...