Seven killed in separate firing incidents across Balochistan's Nasirabad

Published June 26, 2026 Updated June 26, 2026 09:06am
An undated image of a pistol. — Reuters/File
An undated image of a pistol. — Reuters/File

DERA MURAD JAMALI: Seven people, including three women, were gunned down by armed men in three separate shooting incidents in Nasirabad district of Balochistan, police said.

In the first incident, in the Iqbal Town area of Dera Murad Jamali, a man opened fire and killed his wife, mother-in-law and father-in-law.

The victims were identified as Gonj Bibi, Mediha Bibi and Ghulam Hussain.

A senior police officer said the couple had come from Jacobabad to meet their daughter when the accused opened fire and fled. Police shifted the bodies to a district hospital and are investigating. No arrests have been reported and the motive is unknown.

In a separate incident in the Jhal Magsi area, unidentified armed men opened fire in Goth Dur Muhammad Methazai, killing two people identified as Gada Hussain and Ali Hussain. The gunmen escaped. Police took the bodies to the district hospital.

In Usta Muhammad, armed men gunned down a man and a woman identified as Muhammad Ramzan and Samina Bibi. The victims suffered multiple bullet wounds and died at the scene.

Published in Dawn, June 26 , 2026

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