Two Pakistan Coast Guards killed near Gwadar
Two people on a motorcycle targeted the personnel when they were patrolling in a bazaar
QUETTA:
Two Pakistan Coast Guard officers were gunned down near Gwadar in Balochistan on Sunday.
Police official Chakar Khan Baloch said the attack was in the seaside town of Jiwani near the Iranian border.
"Two people on a motorcycle targeted Pakistan Coast Guard personnel when they were patrolling in a bazaar of the coastal town," Baloch said. Two civilians were wounded and hospitalised, he added.
Gwadar, CPEC and questions
Baloch said the two men were working the intelligence unit of the coast guard in Jiwani, about 80km west of the Gwadar deepwater port.
Militants trying to disrupt the CPEC project have killed 44 workers since 2014.
Two Pakistan Coast Guard officers were gunned down near Gwadar in Balochistan on Sunday.
Police official Chakar Khan Baloch said the attack was in the seaside town of Jiwani near the Iranian border.
"Two people on a motorcycle targeted Pakistan Coast Guard personnel when they were patrolling in a bazaar of the coastal town," Baloch said. Two civilians were wounded and hospitalised, he added.
Gwadar, CPEC and questions
Baloch said the two men were working the intelligence unit of the coast guard in Jiwani, about 80km west of the Gwadar deepwater port.
Militants trying to disrupt the CPEC project have killed 44 workers since 2014.