Man gunned down by robbers in Gwadar

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A hand holding a gun. — Reuters/File
A hand holding a gun. — Reuters/File

GWADAR: Robbers gunned down a man at a shop here on Wednesday.

Police said that two unidentified robbers, with their faces concealed, entered a shop on Airport Road, held the customers at gunpoint, and began looting their valuables.

However, the shopkeeper and some customers resisted. In response, the robbers opened fire, killing one of the customers.

The robbers then looted cash and mobile phones before fleeing the scene. Police arrived after receiving information about the incident and transferred the body to the district hospital. The deceased was identified as Sameer Elahi Bakhsh.

The police said they were conducting raids to arrest the robbers and further investigation is underway.

Published in Dawn, January 15th, 2026

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