Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) Hidayat Buledi was martyred in a terrorist attack on the deputy commissioner’s residence in Sorab, Khuzdar district, carried out by Fitna al-Hindustan, according to provincial spokesperson Shahid Rind.
In a statement, Rind said that armed terrorists, belonging to the proscribed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), stormed Sorab Bazaar, looting a commercial bank and setting fire to the residences of several government officials. “ADC Revenue Hidayat Baloch embraced martyrdom while courageously defending state property and lives during the attack,” he said, adding that his residence, where women and children were present at the time, was also targeted.
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Source: The News International
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