KHUZDAR: Four people were killed in two different incidents in Bela and Kalat areas on Thursday.

According to police, a car collided with another vehicle at Bela-Awaran crossing in Lasbela district, killing a man dead and leaving his daughter seriously injured.

The man killed in the accident was identified as Fahim Badini while his daughter who remained unidentified later also died in the hospital.

In a firing incident, a man and a girl were shot dead in Kalat town.

Police said that a police constable opened fire in Khail locality of Kalat on Thursday night, killing his daughter and a man.

The firing victims were identified as Munir Ahmed Mengal and Bibi Laiba.

The cause of the killing was not known so far. Police have registered a case and arrested the police constable for killing his daughter Laiba and Munir Ahmed Mengal.

Published in Dawn, January 17th, 2025

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