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Targeted: SP Investigation gunned down in Quetta
As soon as SP Jamil Kakar left his house, unknown men on a motorbike intercepted his car and opened fire at him.
As soon as SP Jamil Kakar left his house, unknown men on a motorbike intercepted his car and opened fire at him. PHOTO: FILE
QUETTA: Superintendent of Police (SP) Investigation was gunned down near his residence located in the Kili Gul Muhammad area of Quetta early Friday morning, Express News reported.
According to police account, as soon as SP Jamil Kakar left his house, unknown assailants on a motorbike intercepted his car and opened fire at him.
He died on the spot, while his guard sustained injuries in the incident.
SP Kakar’s body has been shifted to Combined Military Hospital in Quetta.
“Jamil Kakar died on the spot. We are investigating the motives of the attack,” Salim Lahri, another senior police official in Quetta told AFP.
“The attackers fled on the motorcycle, we have launched a search for their arrest.”
Officials said Kakar was investigating several sectarian attacks and that he had received threats in the recent past.
The deceased police official was posted at Barori Road Police Station in Quetta as a Deputy Superintendent of Police. Kakar was later promoted to the post of SP and was transferred to Saryab Road Police Station.
A heavy contingent of police was called on the incident site.
The police have been frequently coming under attack in Quetta, several police personnel have been killed while several have sustained injuries in targeted killings and bomb blasts.
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and still we think there is no foreign involvement in Baluchistan ?
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The transition to democracy; [from rule of law] is in progress!
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it is very afraid, Baluchistan police lost his one of assets
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@Fahad: And how does this incident prove the existence of a foreign hand in Baluchistan? Our own governments over the years have created this situation there. As you sow, so shall you reap.
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I am sure if the killers are presented in the court right today, they will be bailed in no time by the courts.
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very sad indeed! Federal Baloch talks is a big must
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@Fahad:
the matter is totally internal….. no foreign hand…..Recommend
People used to think that sectarian outfits are not strong. Now the genie is out of the bottle and the land is wet with blood of innocents.
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Looks like the agencies got the man investigating on orders of Supreme Court….Sigh
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Welcome to stone age.
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Where is the writ of the government?
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@afzal:
Read this report carefully about connection between agencies and sectarian killers.
How a killer can be prosecuted or even arrested when same people tell them to order the job. Connection between this judiciary and establishment is very obvious that in last 6 years they are just going around problem rather than addressing root problem.
http://www.hrw.org/news/2012/09/05/pakistan-shia-killings-escalate
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@Anonymous:
yeah i do agree…but what i was trying to say is that no external agencies like CIA/RAW/MOSSAD are involved…it is our political parties and other etabilishments which have a deep connection
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just a very sick situation in Pakistan. we have way too many evil forces roaming free
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This happens when Police and other law enforcement agencies barricade themselves at secured locations and wait for terrorists and criminals to come to them. Their job is to find and kill terrorists and criminals in their hideouts, not the other way around.
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had he not any escort if he was going to appear in the court ? why so if he had received threats and was not it wise that the SP was provided enough security at least when he was going to court ?
” A heavy contingent of police was called on the incident site” after he was killed but where was this contigent when he became an easy victim for terrorist?
the police itself is also answerable for loosing there best SP who was indeed a threat for the culprits.
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