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Karachi family attacked after Google Maps route leads them to remote area in Balochistan
Key takeaways
- According to preliminary information, the deceased was identified as Ali Jameel, a resident of Karachi.
- Police said the family, residents of Karachi’s Nazimabad area, was travelling to Quetta when they were allegedly misdirected by Google Maps and reached the remote Khand area of Dasht.
- Officials said unidentified armed men opened fire on the vehicle after it entered the area.
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Add ARY News on Google AAResize QUETTA: A young man from Karachi was killed and a woman critically injured after unidentified gunmen opened fire on a family’s vehicle in the Dasht area of Balochistan’s Kech district after they reportedly lost their way, police said.
According to preliminary information, the deceased was identified as Ali Jameel, a resident of Karachi. A woman travelling with the family sustained serious injuries in the attack.
Police said the family, residents of Karachi’s Nazimabad area, was travelling to Quetta when they were allegedly misdirected by Google Maps and reached the remote Khand area of Dasht.
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