# Former Afghan official shot dead in Pakistan’s Quetta 2026-08-17T06:12:13+00:00 | World & Diplomacy | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Haji Hazrat Ullah, a former Afghan security official and prominent anti-Taliban commander, was shot dead near his home in Quetta, Pakistan, on Sunday. Police said armed men on motorcycles opened fire while he was taking a walk in the Killi Raisani area. The motive remains unclear and no group has claimed responsibility. Ullah, also known as Rorad Achakzai, was a militia leader of the Achakzai Pashtun tribe and had migrated to Pakistan in 2021 after the Taliban takeover. He led an anti-Taliban movement along the Spin Boldak and Kandahar border regions. Police are investigating whether the attack was linked to old enmity or his past activities. Separately, two labourers were killed and three injured in a roadside bomb blast targeting their vehicle near Quetta. Security forces have launched a search operation for the perpetrators. ## Coverage - news.abplive.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Achakzai, Haji Hazrat Ullah, Pakistan, Quetta, Taliban Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/former-afghan-official-shot-dead-in-pakistans-quetta/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/former-afghan-official-shot-dead-in-pakistans-quetta/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/