A policeman was martyred in Quetta when unidentified assailants shot him dead in the early hours of Thursday as he was returning home from work, police told Dawn.com.<\/p>\n
According to Rabia Tariq, public relations officer for the Balochistan inspector general of police, Mehboob Shah, was returning home via the Manu Jan Road when the suspects gunned him down.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe suspects ambushed him in front of his house, opened fire on him and fled,\u201d Tariq told Dawn.com.<\/p>\n
\u201cPoliceman Mehboob Shah died on the spot. His body was taken to a hospital, before being handed over to his family for burial after funeral prayers at Quetta Civil Lines.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that the policeman had completed his duty at the United Nations office in a housing scheme in the city. No further details were provided.<\/p>\n
In September last year, a police officer was martyred in Quetta when unidentified gunmen opened fire on his car.<\/p>\n
Sub-Inspector Aman\u00adullah was on his way to the Amir Muhammad Shah\u00adeed police station for duty when his vehicle came under attack near his home in the Killi Deeba area.<\/p>\n
The cop was seriously injured in the attack, later succumbing to his injuries at Civil Hospital. \u201cThe cop, who was working as an investigation officer, received multiple bullet injuries,\u201d hospital officials said, adding that the body was handed over to the police after completing medicolegal formalities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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