QUETTA: Deputy Commissioner Panjgur, Zakir Baloch, was shot dead while three others sustained injuries when some unknown assailants opened fire on his vehicle in a tragic incident in the Khad Koocha area of Mastung on Monday, local media reported, citing hospital sources.
According to media reports, the vehicle of DC Panjgur was targeted in the Khad Koocha area by unidentified attackers. DC Panjgur, Zakir Baloch, was killed and three other persons sustained injuries in the attack.
The District Chairman of the Municipal Committee, who is the brother of MPA Rahmat Baloch, is also among the injured individuals.
According to Levies officials, the assailants targeted the Deputy Commissioner’s vehicle, resulting in severe injuries to both Zakir Baloch and Abdul Malik Baloch, Chairman of the District Council Panjgur.
Unfortunately, Commissioner Kalat later confirmed that Zakir Baloch succumbed to his injuries at the hospital.
The injured were immediately rushed to Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital for medical assistance.
The authorities are investigating the incident, and a search operation is underway to apprehend the attackers.
