Overview
- Robbers blocked the route and intercepted a Nawabshah-to-Quetta coach, holding passengers and stealing cash, jewellery and phones.
- Station House Officer Khasmiso Khan Brohi led the response, was shot in the abdomen during an exchange of fire, and died at Dr Ziauddin Hospital in Sukkur.
- The attackers, reported as at least seven, fled the scene with no injuries reported among them.
- DSP Muhammad Ali Soomro launched searches after tracking footprints toward riverine areas, including operations in Fakir Junejo and nearby villages.
- Police reported broader crackdown activity in the region, including the surrender of accused Haqnwaz Kosh and more than a dozen surrenders over recent days.