Policeman shot dead Facilitator of Quetta Civil Hospital's bombing killed

The suspected facilitator of the 2016 Civil Hospital bombing has been killed in a shootout by the Counter Terrorism Department. Police officials said the encounter took place on Qambrani Road, and led to the death of Asfandyar and the arrest of another accomplice. Officials said explosives and arms were recovered from the two. Balochistan Chief Minister Nawaz Sanaullah Zehri appreciated the police operation.
On August 8, 2016, 73 people, including 56 lawyers, were killed and scores injured in a suicide bombing at the Civil Hospital. Meanwhile .one policeman was martyred and two others along with a boy were injured in a firing incident on Faqir Mohammad Road Friday. According to the SSP Operations, the deceased policeman was in critical condition when he was brought to the hospital while the boy injured in the incident was a bystander. The injured are being treated at Civil Hospital, Quetta, according to rescue officials.