Policeman martyred, 3 others including a child injured in Quetta firing

Chief Minister Balochistan Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri condemned attack

QUETTA: A policeman was martyred and two others were injured on Friday when armed militants opened fire at them in Quetta. The injured also include a five-year-old child.

According to details, the incident occurred on Faqeer Mohammad Road. Policeman Ali Muhammad was martyred in the attack while two other policemen identified as Raza and Imran were injured along with the child, said police officials.



Condemning the tragic incident, Balochistan Chief Minister Nawab Sanaullah Khan Zehri said that militants would be brought to justice by intensifying actions against them.

In another assault that took place in July this year, a police superintendent and three of his security guards were gunned down.

Unidentified men on motorcycles had intercepted SP Mubarak Shah’s official vehicle near the Killi Deba area of Joint Road when he was on his way to the office and opened indiscriminate fire, killing him on the spot and injuring three of his guards and his driver.