One man was killed and four people, including women and children, were wounded in separate shootings in Balochistan’s Kech and Kohlu districts, local sources said, while another man was found shot dead in Turbat.
Local sources said Frontier Corps (FC) personnel opened fire on two brothers travelling on a motorcycle through the Bal Nigwar area of Dasht in Kech.
Shahjahan, son of Babul, was killed at the scene, while his brother Imam Bakhsh sustained gunshot wounds. Both were taken to Teaching Hospital Turbat.
The authorities and district administration had yet to issue an official statement on the incident.
Meanwhile, three people, including women and children, were wounded when a vehicle came under fire in Kohlu.
Local sources attributed the shooting to a government-backed armed group. Further details about the incident and the condition of the injured had not emerged.
Separately, the body of a man identified as Asif, son of Barkat, was found with gunshot wounds at Kallag Cross on the M-8 highway in Turbat, according to reports.
Asif was a resident of Buleda. The circumstances surrounding his killing and the motive remained unclear.