GWADAR/DERA MURAD JAMALI: Five people were killed and one was injured in two armed attacks in Panjgur and Jhal Magsi districts on Thursday.

According to police, some unidentified armed men barged into the house of Zahid, an allegedly pro-government person in the Gwargo area of Panjgur, and opened indiscriminate fire on the people sleeping there, killing three of them on the spot and injuring one.

“The house owner Zahid was killed on the spot along with two other people staying in his home as they suffered multiple bullet injuries,” a senior police officer said.

Soon after receiving information, police rushed to the area and shifted bodies of the deceased and the injured to district hospital.

Doctors at the hospital said all the three people suffered bullet injuries from a close range, causing their instant death.

Besides house owner Zahid, two other victims who lost their lives were identified as Muhammad Yousaf and Jasim. The injured was identified as Abdul Qudoos.

Bodies of the deceased were handed over to their family members after compl­etion of legal formalities. Police are investigating the incident. No one has claimed responsibility for the killing so far.

In another firing incident, two people were killed in Jhal Magsi area. According to police, the incident took place at the Nawabzada Magsi Road area where some armed men opened fire on two people travelling on motorcycle.

The armed men fired multiple bullets, killing both motorcyclists on the spot. The attackers escaped from the area after the incident.

Police shifted bodies of the victims to district hospital where the deceased were identified as Abdul Sattar Khosa and Allah Bakhsh Khosa. Later, their bodies were handed over to their families.

The cause of the killing was not known.

Police have set up checkpoints in the area and launched a search operation to arrest the assailants.

Published in Dawn, January 2nd, 2026