{
  "id": 7062691,
  "title": "Four National Logistics Cell employees martyred near Pak-Iran border in Gwadar",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/four-national-logistics-cell-employees-martyred-near-pak-iran-border",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-13T04:46:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2029468/four-national-logistics-cell-employees-martyred-near-pak-iran-border-in-gwadar"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a harrowing incident near the Pakistan-Iran border in Gwadar district, four employees of the National Logistics Cell (NLC) lost their lives when unidentified armed men opened fire on their pickup truck. According to police, the attack took place on Saturday at Border Post No 250, roughly 60 kilometers from Jiwani Tehsil in Gwadar district. The assailants, believed to be operating on motorbikes, targeted a pickup carrying the four victims.\n\nThe deceased were identified as Ghulam Mustafa, a 24-year-old son of Riaz Hussain from Punjab’s Layyah district; Sanam Masih, a 34-year-old son of Saleem from Sheikhupura district; Kanwal Shehzad, a 36-year-old son of Dilshad Ahmed from Quetta’s Teacher Colony, Nawan Killi; and Danish Iqbal, a 26-year-old son of Falak Naz from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Karak district.\n\nPolice reported that the attackers subsequently set the vehicle ablaze, completely destroying it. The victims were NLC employees who were reportedly in possession of a substantial sum of cash, which the attackers allegedly stole following the assault. Police recovered a motorcycle from the scene, which is suspected to have been abandoned by the assailants.",
  "summary": "GWADAR: Four employees of the National Logistics Cell (NLC) were martyred when unidentified armed men opened fire on their pickup near the Pakistan-Iran border in Gwadar district, police said. According to police, the incident occurred on Saturday at Border Post No 250, about 60 kilometres from Jiwani Tehsil in Gwadar district, where the armed motorcyclists opened fire on a pickup carrying the…",
  "key_points": [
    "Four NLC employees killed near Pak-Iran border in Gwadar.",
    "Attackers on motorbikes targeted pickup truck carrying victims.",
    "Suspected assailants stole cash, set vehicle ablaze."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The attack on National Logistics Cell employees near the Pakistan-Iran border highlights the security risks faced by personnel transporting valuable assets in remote and sensitive areas of the country.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Four National Logistics Cell employees martyred near Pak-Iran border in Gwadar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/four-national-logistics-cell-employees-martyred-near-pak-iran-border-7064176",
        "published": "2026-09-13T04:46:07.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}