Cop gunned down in Quetta

Quetta: A police constable was shot and killed by unknown assailants opened fire in the Kali Deeba area of the provincial capital on Tuesday.

Police said the policeman was riding a vehicle near his residence at the time of the shooting. He was injured and shifted to the Civil Hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.

The motive for the shooting is still unclear. The body was shifted for a post-mortem examination.