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College professor, lady constable shot dead in Balochistan
Key takeaways
- According to police, Professor Ghamkhwar Hayat, a lecturer of Brahui at a degree college, poet, and literary scholar, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Killi Mengal area of Noshki.
- Police said the attackers fled the scene after the firing, while the victim’s body was shifted to Teaching Hospital Noshki.
- In a separate incident in Turbat’s Absar area, unidentified motorcycle-riding assailants opened fire on a family travelling on a motorcycle, killing female police constable Shakeela.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize QUETTA: A college lecturer and a female police constable were killed and two children were injured in separate armed attacks in Balochistan’s Noshki and Turbat districts on Saturday, police said.
According to police, Professor Ghamkhwar Hayat, a lecturer of Brahui at a degree college, poet, and literary scholar, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Killi Mengal area of Noshki.
Police said the attackers fled the scene after the firing, while the victim’s body was shifted to Teaching Hospital Noshki. Authorities have launched a search operation to trace the suspects.
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