SUKKUR: A gun battle between police and a gang of eight highwaymen left a station house officer (SHO) dead within the limits of the Lakhi Ghulam Shah police station of Shikarpur district on Thursday night.

According to an official statement, SHO Khamiso Khan Brohi and his team rushed to a spot along the Shikarpur-Sukkur section of the National Highway after receiving information about commuters being robbed there. It said that upon seeing the police team, the robbers opened fire, which was returned.

SHO Brohi suffered critical gunshots wounds and was rushed to a private hospital in Sukkur for emergency treatment, it said. However, the police officer succumbed to his injuries during treatment, it added.

Soon after the incident, a strong police force led by the Shikarpur SSP cordoned off the area and started a hunt for the robbers.

The Larkana DIG, Shikarpur deputy commissioner and SSP, as well as other senior police and Rangers officers and personnel, attended funeral of the martyred SHO at the Police Lines.

Two killed as truck hits motorcycle

Two motorcycle riders were killed and their companion was injured in a head-on collision between their two-wheeler and a truck in Kandhkot on Friday.

According to police, the accident took place near Unnar Bridge within the jurisdiction of the Ghouspur police station.

The deceased victims were identified as Owais Malik and Hub Ali.

The truck was impounded and its driver arrested, the police said.

Published in Dawn, January 24th, 2026