QUETTA: Two police personnel were killed and another was injured in an attack in the Mastung area late on Monday night.

Police said armed men targeted a police van at the Quetta-Karachi National Highway, killing two personnel and injuring another. Police rushed to the scene of the attack and shifted the bodies to the district hospital Mastung.

The deceased were identified as Imdad Ali and Nazeer Ahemd. The injured policemen was admitted to the hospital.

Published in Dawn, May 11th, 2021

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