Hotel shooting claims two lives in Khuzdar

Published
0
An undated image of a pistol. — Reuters/File
An undated image of a pistol. — Reuters/File

KHUZDAR: Two people, including a police official, were killed in Khuzdar district on Monday, police said.

The police added that two men were sitting inside a hotel near the Arbab Complex area when armed men arrived in a car and began indiscriminate firing. One of the victims, later identified as Abdul Sattar, died at the scene. A police official, Shajahan, sustained critical injuries in the attack and later died while receiving medical treatment at hospital, authorities said.

The bodies and the injured were later shifted to the hospital.

Police said the cause of the attack has not yet been determined, though they suspect an old enmity as motive for the deadly attack.

Published in Dawn, June 16th, 2026

Opinion

Editorial

Kashmir unresolved
Updated 30 Sep, 2026

Kashmir unresolved

The just solution lies in India addressing the issue through a trilateral dialogue involving the legitimate representatives of the Kashmiri people and Pakistan.
Water shortage
30 Sep, 2026

Water shortage

THAT the country is entering the Rabi season with an anticipated water shortage of nearly 25pc, the lowest carryover...
Young hearts
30 Sep, 2026

Young hearts

THE observance may have passed, but the message of World Heart Day should not fade with it. The occasion is a useful...
Terror and politics
Updated 29 Sep, 2026

Terror and politics

There is an urgent need to tone down the rhetoric and tackle terrorism as a collective challenge for both the affected provinces and the federation.
Watching the glaciers
29 Sep, 2026

Watching the glaciers

THE latest signs from Pakistan’s mountains are worrying. Suparco says the number of unfrozen glacial lakes it...
Dangerous agenda
29 Sep, 2026

Dangerous agenda

AS the world remains fixated on the US-Iran conflict, elsewhere in the Middle East, Israel is consolidating its grip...