QUETTA: Sibi Division Comm­issioner Syed Zahid Shah survived an armed attack while traveling through Kachhi district on Thursday night.

According to officials, Mr Shah was returning to Sibi after an official visit to various areas of tehsil Lehri. As his convoy approached the Haji Shar area, unidentified armed men opened fire on his vehicle.

However, Levies guards escorting the commissioner’s convoy quickly took positions and returned fire. A heavy exchange of gunfire ensued before the attackers fled the scene.

Security forces and local officials from Haji Shar rushed to the site and began investigating the incident.

“Commissioner Syed Zahid Shah and other officials traveling with him remained unharmed and reached Sibi under strict security,” officials told Dawn.

Published in Dawn, January 3rd, 2025

Opinion

Editorial

Frozen Award
Updated 22 Jul, 2026

Frozen Award

KP’S petition before the Federal Constitutional Court, seeking Rs964bn as the province’s claimed share of tax...
Delayed pricing
22 Jul, 2026

Delayed pricing

THE ongoing delay in making new, approved lifesaving medicines available to patients is a serious lapse in...
Joint prayers
22 Jul, 2026

Joint prayers

IN a country which has witnessed monstrous bouts of sectarian violence, even symbolic gestures by clerics belonging...
GB Assembly’s demand
Updated 21 Jul, 2026

GB Assembly’s demand

THE newly elected Gilgit-Baltistan Assembly last week adopted a unanimous resolution asking the centre to grant the...
Spain’s statement
21 Jul, 2026

Spain’s statement

IT was a one-sided affair for the most part. The FIFA World Cup 2026 concluded in the early hours of Monday for...
Slow death
21 Jul, 2026

Slow death

MANCHHAR Lake, which is situated at the foot of the Kirthar range, was once Pakistan’s largest freshwater body ...