INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: At least 8 security officers and a civilian were killed and 13 more people injured Monday when a suicide bomber set off an
explosion by ramming his motorcycle into an authorities truck in Pakistans restive southwestern Balochistan province.The blast was reported
from Dhadar tehsil of Kacchi district, about 150km east of Quetta, the provincial capital.Interior minister Rana Sanaullah stated the police
van was targeted when it was returning to Quetta from Dhadar, where the Balochistan Constabulary workers-- a department of the provincial
police force that guards important occasions and delicate areas, consisting of prisons-- was published for a cultural celebration in Sibi
city.Agha Samiullah, the deputy commissioner of Kachhi district, said the truck was carrying 22 members of the Balochistan Constabulary
The injured, 3 of them in a crucial condition, were shifted to Combined Military Hospital in Sibi
We fear the death toll will increase to double digits, stated Mehmood Notezai, a senior law enforcement officer in Kachhi.It is uncertain
who lags the suicide bombing as a number of separatist groups in Balochistan have been fighting the federal government for years
The Pakistani Taliban had actually declared responsibility for a variety of similar attacks in the past.Pakistan has not been successful in
its effort to resolve its worsening security circumstance
Last month, a bomb blast in Balochistans Barkhan city eliminated 5 people and wounded 14
In January, a minimum of 13 individuals were wounded after an explosion in a traveler train in the provinces Bolan district.PM Shehbaz
Sharif condemned the attack, calling it a part of nefarious designs to develop instability in the nation
All such conspiracies will be made unsuccessful with the publics assistance, Balochistan CM Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo stated in a
statement.Mondays blast follows attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest and areas bordering Afghanistan
Considering that talks with the disallowed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) broke down in November last year, the group has actually
Insurgents in Balochistan have actually likewise stepped up their violent activities.TTP had possessed performing 29 attacks in February by
releasing a list including date, place and other details about each strike.
