Police cordoned off the area immediately and launched a search operation to trace the killers. PHOTO: FILE
“Two guards also sustained injuries in the predawn ambush on the security officials posted there,” said deputy inspector general (DIG) police sharing initial information.
Those killed included Senior Superintendent Police (SP) Hilal Ahmed, an army colonel identified as Gulam Mustafa, and a Captain.
Colonel Mustafa was reportedly responsible for internal security issues in the town that shares boundaries with the Kohistan district of Khyber – Pakhtunkhwa (K-P).
“The officials were returning to the rest house from the deputy commissioner house when they were ambushed by armed men,” DIG told The Express Tribune by phone.
Police cordoned off the area immediately and launched a search operation to trace the killers.
According to officials privy to the development, SP Hilal was driving the vehicles while the army colonel was sitting beside him on the front seat when the vehicle came under fire.
SP Hilal died on the spot while Colonel Mustafa and the captain breathed their last at the government hospital in Chilas, headquarter of district Diamer.
“This is an act of sheer terrorism and we will get to them at all cost,” said DIG, adding that it was too early to speculate who could be behind the attack.
Tuesday’s shooting occurred almost a month after armed men dressed as Gilgit Scouts killed 10 foreign tourists and their Pakistan guide near the base camp of Nanga Parbat, Pakistan’s second highest peak located in Diamer district.
SP Hilal was a resident of Swat valley and was posted to the district sometime back. He was reportedly investigating the tourists killing case.
In a similar incident this year, unidentified gunmen had killed a DSP and his two guards in the valley.
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i knew the captain he was uncle's friend may allah place him in jannat, and may allah give strength to his family he was young guy only 27 years old. ina lil laahay waina ilayhay rajoon.
I am saddened and shocked on this atrocious and cowardly act. May Allah give strength and patience to the deprieved families. I can only hope that this government break free from their western masters and take action against the culprits without delay. Inalahe wainailyhe rajioon.
@Bilal: WOW, you say "CIA and RAW backed TTP"!!! Pleeeeze tell us how you know that!
TTP, BLA, LEJ all needs castration, so that their testosterone levels will go down, especially from their brains.
Only 12 comments on shahadat of three senior police and army officers, while criticism over the jailbreak continues unabated. This is the reason why the forces didn't come out to fight in D I Khan. Who would sacrifice his life and family for such a thankless public?
Pak army and police have done great sacrifices.
You may be right but think of how war on and upon terror are funded. They sold weapons to Iran to fund Sandinista war in South America. they sell drugs to fund other covert actions that the Congress does not provide money. In our case the innocent but corrupt are serving the enemies whoever they are. The poor men who own forests get peanuts and timber dealers from down country have come to Chilas for the endless money they buy timber at Rupees 300 per feet and sell it in Lahore for 3500. Zthe windfall goes to fund what ? It is tax free area and entire money goes to black market. the cost we pay is floods climate and antagonizing locals who see mafias and bribers getting rich at the cost of the poor man's forests.
The prime minsters or higher authorities will take notice without any action. May be in a few days, a FIR will be registered against "unknown" assailants while Imran Khan still tries to please the terrorists and beg them to negotiate; this is plain surrender to terrorism. These terrorists may be your Muslim brothers but not mine.
"And they said we will negotiate with taliban".Its no timber mafia,no LeT,no nothing;it is CIA and RAW backed TTP.
yet another sacrifice by Police service of Pakistan..
Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un
All over the world terror is funded by mining, drugs or timber. In chilas it is only timber. Why the sate cannot see the links
Terrorist thrive on easy flow of cash but where from cash comes
Read this event with Timber mafia actions both in Chilas see http://tribune.com.pk/story/577016/timber-movement-illegal-transportation-from-g-b-continues-unabated/
The money coming for this killing is from the vast timber mafia. Locals get only 25 Rupees per foot while 300 percent profit comign to timber mafia, why locals will help government the forest wealth money come not to locals. All timebr mafia and corruption wala officers are responsible. For Allah sake not make locals against governmnt and take away the timber mafia what has the money to pay killers
Who else? LET is responsible for these type of killings.
"Pest control" imminent. Has to be done ASAP to save future lives.