Governor, Ministers express grief on martyrdom of Session Judge, gunman in Mastung firing

QUETTA, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Jul, 2026) Balochistan Governor, Jafar Khan Mandokhel along with provincial ministers including Ziaullah Longov and Ali Madad Jatak on Thursday expressed grief over the martyrdom of Session Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his gunman in the firing incident on the National Highway in Mastung.

Judicial Magistrate Tariq Lashari and another person were also seriously injured in the terrorist attack.

The Governor has directed all law enforcement agencies to take immediate and strict action against the terrorists involved and ensure their early arrest and legal action.

He also instructed the concerned authorities to provide best medical facilities to the injured. Governor Mandokhel prayed for the eternal peace of the martyred souls and early recovery of the injured.

Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove strongly condemned the terrorist attack on Secession Judge Abdul Hakeem and his gunman and expressed grief on their martyrdom.

He said that the government shared the pain of the families of the martyrs in this hour, adding, terrorist elements would not be spared under any circumstances and strict action against anti-peace elements would be taken.

The Home Minister said that the state was taking full action against those who disrupt peace and order saying that protection of life and property of the people was the top priority of the government.

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Pakistan Peoples Party central leader and provincial minister Haji Ali Madad Jatak also expressed deep grief and strong condemnation over the martyrdom of Sessions Judge, Abdul Hakeem Kakar, and his gunman in the cowardly attack by terrorists in Mastung district.

He said that terrorists were shedding the blood of innocent citizens to fulfill their nefarious intentions, but such cowardly acts could never dampen the morale of the nation.

He said that Sessions Judge, Abdul Hakeem Kakar, was a dutiful, honest and law-abiding judge, while his bodyguard also sacrificed his life while discharging his duty. Their sacrifices would always be remembered.

Jatak said that every conspiracy to harm peace and stability in Balochistan would be foiled, and these cowardly attacks by the insidious enemy could not shake the resolve and morale of the people of Balochistan.

He said that the entire nation was united against terrorism and the elements hostile to peace would not be allowed to succeed in their nefarious objectives under any circumstances.