QUETTA: Armed gunmen attacked the vehicle of Deputy Commissioner Mastung Tufail Baloch in Nasirabad area of Turbat on Monday.

Levies sources told Dawn.com that gunmen opened fire on Tufail Baloch's motorcade after which one of the assailants was killed when his security guards retaliated.

The assailant who was killed was stated to be a resident of Balicha. The deputy commissioner was not harmed during the attack, sources said.