Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Pakistan Election Commission Official Shot Dead in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Shamshad Akhtar, a senior official with Pakistan's Election Commission, was killed on Saturday.
Police said unknown gunmen shot him near Girah Baluch in Tank district.
They described the attack as a suspected targeted killing.
Akhtar had come to Tank after his brother died the day before, according to his family.
The attackers ran away after the shooting.
Rescue workers took Akhtar's body to a district hospital.
Police and security forces are searching for the attackers.
The Election Commission said it was grieving with his family and offered condolences.
Election Commission of Pakistan Director General Shamshad Akhtar was shot dead on Saturday.
Police said unidentified gunmen killed him in a suspected targeted attack near Girah Baluch.
The shooting took place in Tank district, which borders South Waziristan.
Akhtar's family said he had traveled to Tank after his brother died on Friday.
Police and security forces launched a search operation; the Election Commission expressed condolences.
- Who
- Shamshad Akhtar, director general of the Election Commission of Pakistan, was killed by unidentified gunmen.
- What
- A suspected targeted shooting.
- When
- Saturday; the report was published at 22:14.
- Where
- Near Girah Baluch in Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, bordering South Waziristan.
- Why
- Police described the killing as a suspected targeted attack; a motive was not reported.
Police and security forces
Election Commission and family
Account of the killing
Police and security forces
Police said unidentified gunmen carried out a suspected targeted killing and launched a search operation.
Election Commission and family
The Election Commission and family statements reported grief and family circumstances; they offered no separate account of the attack.
- Victim
- Shamshad Akhtar, an Election Commission of Pakistan director general
- Incident
- Fatal shooting by unidentified gunmen
- Location
- Near Girah Baluch, Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
- Date
- Saturday; the report gives no calendar date
- Family account
- Akhtar had come to Tank after his brother died on Friday
- Investigation
- Police and security forces launched a search operation for the attackers
- Commission response
- The Election Commission expressed grief and condolences to the family