A school teacher was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in the Gulistan area of Killa Abdullah district, while assailants separately set fire to machinery belonging to a construction company after attacking a grid station in Duki district, rescue sources said on Wednesday.
According to rescue officials, unidentified attackers opened fire on a teacher at a local government school in Killi Abdul Rehmanzai, Gulistan, killing him on the spot before fleeing the scene.
The victim was identified as Master Usman Kakar. His body was shifted to Gulistan Hospital and later handed over to his family after the completion of the required medico-legal formalities. The killing plunged the victim’s family into mourning, while authorities launched an investigation into the incident.
In a separate incident, unidentified armed men attacked a grid station in Duki district before setting construction company machinery on fire. No group has so far claimed responsibility for the attack.
Authorities are investigating both incidents.