Armed men shot dead a constable of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) of police in the Jail Road area of Pakistan's Quetta city on Saturday.

Officials told Dawn News Head Constable Saeed Ahmed, posted in the CTD, was sitting with his friends outside a shop in Jail Road area when armed men riding motorcycles opened fire and fled from spot.

Police said the cop died instantly.

FC personnel and police rushed to the site after receiving information about the incident and shifted to the body to the civil hospital for medico-legal formalities, reports Dawn News.