KHUZDAR (Balochistan): Four people were killed and five others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED), attached to a parked motorcycle was detonated by means of a remote-control device, in a market here on Wednesday (5th March, 2025).
On 16th Feb a Levies checkpost was attacked in Kalat claiming life of one personnel and injuring two others. Due to retaliation by Levies force the assailants bolted from the scene of crime. The wounded are being given treatment at a medical facility in Quetta.
An IED attack by unknown militants on a pickup truck carrying laborers in Harnai Coal Mines Area PMDC 94 on 14th Feb, killed ten and wounded six coal miners. Those killed and injured hailed from KP’s Shangla district. The wounded are being provided medical treatment at Shahrag Basic Health Unit.
No militant group have claimed the responsibility so far. It is pertinent to mention here that earlier, mining companies had been either asked by militants not to operate here or pay extortion money for mining in this region. Those who did not pay them had to face consequences in the form of death, destruction of vehicles, machinery and infrastructure of mines.
ecurity forces have neutralised 12 militants during an operation carried out in the general area of Mangocher here on the Fri/Sat (31st Jan/1st Feb, 2025) night.
“On behest of inimical and hostile forces, this cowardly act of terrorism was aimed at disrupting the peaceful environment of Balochistan by targeting mainly the innocent civilians,” maintained ISPR while briefing about the clash that had also claimed lives of 18 FC personnel.
In a separate operation 11 militants were killed in Harnai district on 31st Jan, 2025. According to ISPR, Security Forces and the LEAs were immediately mobilised, who thwarted the design of terrorists ensuring security and protection of the citoyens living in the terrain.
It is pertinent to mention here that a night earlier security forces had neutralised ten terrorists during an IBO carried out here on Thursday/Friday (30th/31st Jan, 2025).
According to details four militants were neutralised in D. I. Khan, while six more were killed in separate encounters in North Waziristan district’s general areas of Datta Khel, Hassan Khel, Ghulam Khan and Mir Ali.
Weapons and ammunition were recovered from the slain gunmen who were actively involved in criminal activities in Datta Khel, Hassan Khel, Ghulam Khan and Mir Ali against the security forces as well as civilians.
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