Pakistan, July 23 -- A sessions judge and his security guard were killed in a gun attack in Balochistan's Mastung district on Thursday. The attack also injured an additional sessions judge and another person, raising security concerns in the province.

The incident occurred in the Wali Khan area when unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying judges from Quetta to the Sessions Court in Mastung. Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar was killed in the attack.

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Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari and another individual sustained critical injuries and were shifted to a hospital for medical treatment. Authorities launched efforts to investigate the attack and identify those...