One Police Constable, Sajjad Khaskheli was killed and three others, Nazeer Ahmed Naseerani, Sikandar Ali Soomro and Mohammad Aslam Shar were seriously wounded in the attack carried out while their van was on a routine patrol in Sindh Dhoro locality of Ghouspur town in Kandhkot-Kashmore District of Sindh, Dawn reports on June 16. The attackers were hiding in woods along the highway and disappeared into the katcha area after an encounter that ensued. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Dr. Kamran Fazal said that a ‘targeted action’ against gangsters in the area was under way. He pointed out that a massive Police operation was already under way in the Katcha areas of Kandhkot-Kashmore and Shikarpur with the coordination of Jacobabad District Police. The operation had been launched several weeks ago and was prompted by an attack by another gang on an Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) with a rocket in the Garhi Tegho area of Shikarpur District on May 23, 2021.