Sessions judge, his guard killed after vehicles targeted en route to Mastung

Dawn· 19h ago· 4 min read

QUETTA: District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his guard were gunned down on Thursday, while another judge was among two injured when they came under attack while heading to Mastung, officials said. Judge Kakar and Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari were on their way to Mastung from Quetta when unknown armed men attacked the vehicles they were in, Balochistan Home Department’s aide Babar Yousafzai told Dawn. The armed men targeted Kakar and others at Wali Khan crossing, killing him and his guard on the spot, Yousafzai said. He added that the two injured, including Lashari, were taken to a hospital in Mastung. Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti has taken notice of the incident, his aide for political affairs Shahid Rind told Geo News. “All aspects will be considered. If anyone’s negligence is found at any point, they will not be spared,” he asserted. Referring to the killing, Rind said, “A judge was targeted only because he is from the judicial fraternity.” “The B

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