SAA event in Balochistan, Chidgi area, Pakistan on Mon 23rd February 2026

Eight people, including two Afghan women, were killed and three others injured in two separate shootings in Panjgur District of Balochistan on February 23, reports Dawn. The first firing incident took place in Chidgi, some 60km from Panjgur town, where armed motorcyclists, belonging to a banned outfit, opened fire at two vehicles passing through the area. “People traveling in the two vehicles returned fire and an exchange of fire ensued for some time,” Panjgur Deputy Commissioner Kabir Zarkoon said. When the guns fell silent, he said, all six people travelling in the two vehicles were dead. Later, the armed men set fire to both vehicles and escaped. The deceased were identified as Haji Dawood, Salim, Abdul Hameed, Haji Shahmir, Gahyas and Mehraj, who were residents of Nukker village, located near the Iranian border. Officials said the attackers were over a dozen in number used heavy weapons, including rocket launchers, which proved fatal.