CHAGAI: At least four people, including a woman, were killed and three injured in different firing attacks in Chagai district on Thursday.

According to official sources, the first attack took place in the Karoduk area when rival groups of the Muhammad Hasni tribe opened fire over a land dispute.

The attack left two people dead and three injured who were taken to Prince Fahad Hospital. The critically injured were moved to Civil Hospital trauma centre in Quetta for further treatment.

The deceased were identified as Muhammad Asif and Abdul Karim. Levies Force started a search operation to arrest the killers however no arrest was made till the filing of this report.

In the second attack, a man and woman hailing from Dera Ismail Khan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa were gunned down inside a local hotel. According to police, the victims, Saeed Akbar and Gulnar Begam, had run away from their home and were hiding in the hotel.

The alleged killer was Gulnar’s cousin who was arrested along with one accomplice. He confessed to the crime and further investigation was ongoing, Levies added.

Published in Dawn, April 7th, 2023