QUETTA: A Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) official and a youth were killed in two separate firing incidents in Turbat, police and official sources said.
According to details, unidentified armed men opened fire near Naveed Service in Dashti Bazar, targeting CTD official Shabbir Ahmed Askani.
Turbat SHO Mohsin Ali Baloch stated that the official was shot and killed on the spot while standing at a motorcycle repair shop. Following the incident, police and other law enforcement agencies rushed to the crime scene, collected evidence, and cordoned off the area to trace the attackers.
The body of the CTD official was shifted to Teaching Hospital Turbat for legal formalities. Further investigation into the targeted killing was under way.
In a separate incident, a young man was shot dead inside a vehicle in the Shahi Tump area late on Monday night.
According to the police, the incident occurred around midnight near the Shahi Tump Zong Ground, where a suspect identified as Sarfaraz allegedly shot and killed his friend, Zaheer, son of Saeedullah, inside a car. The suspect managed to escape from the scene immediately after the shooting.
The motive behind the murder could not be ascertained immediately. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation into the incident.
The victim’s body was transported to Teaching Hospital Turbat for a post-mortem examination and was later handed over to the heirs for burial.
