Kech shootings leave two dead

Published April 30, 2026 Updated April 30, 2026 07:00am

GWADAR: Two separate shootings claimed at least two lives while leaving as many women wounded in Kech, police said on Wednesday.

Zulaikha, wife of Shahid Yousaf, was killed when some armed men opened fire in the Aapsar Banday bazaar area of Turbat town and fled, the police added.

Separately, in the Koshkalat area of Tump, armed motorcyclists opened fire at a bus stop where Aamir along with his wife and sister was waiting for a Turbat-bound bus. He died on the spot, while his wife and sister were seriously wounded.

Published in Dawn, April 30th, 2026

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