FC man martyred in gun attack in Chaman

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QUETTA: A gun attack on Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Chaman claimed the life one official and left another wounded before iftar on Monday evening, officials said.

The shooting on Bogra Road took place when two FC personnel were going back to their camp at Achakzai post near the Afghan border after buying fruit and other food items for iftar, the officials explained.

Both FC men sustained injuries and were immediately shifted to district hospital by police. However, one of the injured could not survive. A senior police officer said that a search operation has been launched to trace out the attackers.

Published in Dawn, April 9th, 2024

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