SAA event in Gilgit-Baltistan, Thor, Diamer District area, Pakistan on Mon 13th April 2026

Three Police personnel were killed and four others, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were injured in a gun attack on a Police vehicle in the Thor area of Chilas tehsil (revenue unit) in Diamer District of Gilgit-Baltistan on April 13, reports ARY News. According to a Government spokesperson, unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the Police mobile, resulting in the deaths of three officials at the scene. The Police team was on its way back from Thor village after destroying poppy cultivation when unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on the vehicle, caretaker Home Minister Sajid Baig said. The deceased Policemen were identified as Abdul Reheem Jami, Muqabil Shah and Hazratullah Musa. The injured personnel comprised DSP Faqeer Muhammad, Rehmatullah, Nakeel Ahmed, Niamat Saeed and Muhammad Nadir.