The driver of a coach was killed and six other persons injured when robbers opened fire on the vehicle on Sunday.
According to police, the robbers signaled to stop the Karachi-bound passenger coach coming from Peshawar in Naherkot area of Shikarpur, but the driver tried to speed away. The robbers opened fire at the vehicle, as a result of which the driver was killed on the spot while six passengers sustained wounds.
The body and the injured were moved to Taluka Hospital Shikarpur for medico-legal formalities. The passengers later held a demonstration against the incident by blocking the road. They demanded of the authorities concerned to take steps to prevent incidents of looting coaches which are on the rise.