The DCO appeared to have been killed in a house. His body was later placed in a car which was abandoned in Khayaban-i-Tanzeem not far from there.— Dawn (File Photo)

KARACHI: The District Coordination Officer of Gwadar was killed in Karachi on Monday night. The body of Abdul Rehman Dashti was found in a car in the DHA.

SSP Naeem Shaikh said the DCO appeared to have been killed in a house. His body was later placed in a car which was abandoned in Khayaban-i-Tanzeem not far from there. The car’s green registration plate had Balochistan number.

 

Two employees of the house have been detained by police.

According to police, initial reports suggested that the DCO had come to Karachi to attend a meeting.

The reason for his presence in the house was not known and it was also not clear if he had been invited there.

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