Former chief justice of Balochistan High Court (BHC) Justice Muhammad Noor Meskanzai has been assassinated in the Kharan area of Balochistan, Aaj News reported.

Police sources said Noor Meskanzai was critically wounded in an armed attack during Isha prayers. He was shifted to a hospital in Quetta for treatment, where he succumbed to death.

The deputy inspector general (DIG) of police said that Meskanzai's son-in-law Haji Mumtaz was also critically injured in the ambush.

Muhammad Noor Meskanzai had served as the chief justice of the Shariat Court as well. He became BHC's top judge in 2014.