SP among four policemen martyred in Quetta

QUETTA: Four policemen, including Quaidabad SP Mubarak Shah, were martyred when unidentified gunmen targetted the SP's official vehicle near Killi Deeba area of Quetta on Monday, Geo News reported.

Three policemen guarding the SP died on the spot, while Shah succumbed to wounds later in the hospital.

Following the incident, the police cordoned off the area and began investigation. Initial reports said 9mm shells were recovered from the site of the attack. 

Sources said the SP had just left his residence when unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle fired on his vehicle and fled. 

Quetta DIG Abdul Razzaq Cheema confirmed that the SP passed away at Civil Hospital Quetta where he was taken for treatment following the attack. 

One of the SP's gunmen was injured in the attack and is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital's trauma centre. 

On July 10, Qilla Abdullah District Police Officer SSP Sajid Khan Mohmand was martyred in a terrorist attack after a suicide bomber targetted his convoy on Boghra Road, Chaman. 

Over a dozen policemen were injured in the attack on the SSP's convoy.