17 killed across Balochistan in past 24 hours

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17 killed across Balochistan in past 24 hours​

At least 3 dead in Quetta blast; 5 killed in Turbat grenade attack; 6 passengers killed in Gwadar firing incident; 3 officials slain in Mastung.

Doctor among three killed in Quetta blast​

Saleem Shahid
March 28, 2025

QUETTA: Security personnel inspect the site where an explosive-laden motorbike was detonated.—AFP


QUETTA: At least three people, including a leading oncologist, were killed and 21 injured in a bomb blast on a major road of the provincial capital on Thursday.
Officials said the target was a police mobile patrolling the area.

Four cops were also injured in the attack.

Police said unknown miscreants planted explosives in a motorcycle and parked it on the Double Road.

The explosives were detonated via remote control as the police vehicle reached the site.

Police cordoned off the area and moved the victims to the Civil Hospital.

“We received three bodies and 21 injured in the Trauma Centre,” Dr Wasim Baig, the spokesman for the Civil Hospital said.
He added that the condition of four injured was critical.

The doctor who was killed in the attack was identified as Dr Meharullah Tareen, woking at a local cancer hospital.

Dr Tareen was getting his car serviced at a workshop near the attack site at the time of the explosion.

The second deceased was identified as Abdul Jabbar, while the identity of the third was unknown.

Fifteen out of the 21 injured have been identified as Ahmed Khan, Sur Gul Khan, Jameel Ahmed, Muhammad Hussain, Shafiq Ahmed, Abdul Razzaq, Hayatullah, Attaullah, Habibullah, Muhammad Bilal, Khalil Ahmed, Noor Ahmed, Faraz Ahmed and Muhammad Yasin.

Police said the powerful blast also damaged several shops in the vicinity.

A fire broke out in the police vehicle after the blast, which was extinguished by firefighters.

The bomb disposal squad also examined the blast site and collected evidence. An investigation has been launched into the attack, while no group has claimed responsibility for it.

Other attacks

At least 14 people have been killed in separate attacks across Balochistan in the past 24 hours.

In Turbat, five people, including a couple and three children, were killed in a grenade attack at their house.

Earlier, six people were killed in an overnight attack on the Coastal Highway in Gwadar.



The attackers blocked the highway and killed the victims — all hailing from Punjab — after disembarking them from a Karachi-bound bus.
Their bodies were sent to their native areas.

Three officials, including an officer of the Counter Terrorism Department, were killed by unidentified attackers in Mastung.

According to Levies officials, two drivers who belonged to Punjab were also kidnapped by armed men in Mastung.

Meanwhile, security forces foiled an attempt to blow up two bridges at the Quetta-Karachi Highway in Mastung.

The explosives planted under the bridge were defused by the bomb disposal squad.

Sources said that unknown men threw a hand grenade at a police station in Hub, which exploded at the gate. No casualty was reported in the attack.

Armed men also opened fire at Attaullah Rind, the sub-dvisional officer of the Panjgur grid station. He was injured in the attack and moved to a hospital.

Published in Dawn, March 28th, 2025