Event Brief
Policeman among five killed in attack on Mengal camp
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 16, 2026 at 10:08 AM ET
Summary: Five people, including a policeman, were killed and another person was injured in an armed attack on a camp of PPP leader Mir Shafiqur Rehman Mengal in Khuzdar district, Balochistan. Attackers on motorbikes opened fire at a security checkpost at the camp in Aranji area of Wadh tehsil near the Quetta-Karachi highway.
WHO: Armed men riding motorbikes; Mir Shafiqur Rehman Mengal; police
WHAT: Attackers opened fire at a security checkpost at Mengal’s camp, killing five people including a policeman and injuring another person
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Aranji area, Wadh tehsil, Khuzdar district, near the Quetta-Karachi highway, Balochistan, Pakistan
WHY: Motive not yet established.
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