KHAPLU, Pakistan: Gunmen attacked a security check post in Pakistan’s northern Gilgit-Baltistan region overnight, killing two paramilitary officials and injuring two others, police said on Friday.
The violence is the latest in an area where Chinese workers are helping to build a multibillion-dollar dam.
The attackers struck between midnight and 1 a.m. in the Hudor area of Chilas, targeting personnel of the Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) Scouts, a paramilitary force that also provides protection to Chinese engineers and officials at the nearby Diamer-Bhasha Dam site.
“Miscreant elements attacked a security check post of GB Scouts in Hudor area of Chilas. Two security officials were killed and one was injured in the attack,” Abdul Hameed, the district police officer (DPO), told Arab News.
“The attack was carried out between 12 to 1 am. No organization has claimed responsibility so far.”
