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Two killed, ten injured as militants target Police Patrol Vehicle in Quetta

M. M. ALAM

 

QUETTA: Militants targeted a Police Rapid Response Force’s  patrol vehicle here at Sariyab Road detonating an 8 kgs bomb via remote control killing two cops (Muhammad Aslam & Ghulam Farooq) and wounding eight people including five policemen. Injured have been taken to Civil Hospital. 

The van carrying ten personnel commenced its patrolling from Qasim Lane. 

For over a decade now militants (homegrown separatists) have been targeting vehicles of LEAs on Sariyab Road. However, so far no outfit has claimed responsibility. 

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.