QUETTA: Two policemen were gunned down in Gahi Chowk area of Sariab on Wednesday.

Sources said that the poli­cemen were having lunch at a restaurant in Gahi Chowk area when two gunmen ent­ered the place and opened fire on them. One cop died on the spot and the other succumbed to his injuries in Bolan Medical College Hospital.

Quoting hospital sources, police said the two personnel had received multiple bullet injuries.

“The motive behind the at­­tack could not be ascerta­i­ned,” a senior police officer said, adding it appeared to be a case of targeted killing. The victims, identified as Head Constable Zahoor Ahmed Bang­­ulzai and PC Rahim Dad Parkani, were on patrolling duty.

Balochistan Chief Minis­ter Dr Abdul Malik Baloch condemned the double murder and termed it an act of terrorism.

Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2014