According to a report by ARY News, an explosion in Khuzdar, Balochistan on Tuesday resulted in the death of at least two individuals and left seven others injured.
As per a Pakistani news channel, the bomb blast took place at Agha Sultan Ibrahim Road situated in the city of Khuzdar, located in the province of Balochistan.
The Deputy Commissioner of Khuzdar confirmed that the explosive device used was an improvised one, which targeted a vehicle.
Balochistan Chief Minister (CM) Abdul Quddus Bizenjo condemned the bomb attack saying that the terrorists are subjecting innocent citizens to barbarism and the government will thwart any conspiracy to destabilize the province.
A similar attack took place last month where the police van driver and an officer were killed while another sustained injuries in a magnetic bomb attack in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan.
In February, another incident occurred where two officers of the Frontier Corps were killed and three soldiers were injured in an explosion in the Kohlu district of Pakistan’s Balochistan province, the Dawn reported citing officials.
The explosion took place near a vehicle of the troops participating in an operation against miscreants in the Kahan area of the Kohlu district. A sanitisation operation was started in the Kohlu area on Friday, Dawn reported citing an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement.
During the action, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the leading party, claiming the lives of two officers. It said the sanitisation operation continues in the region to apprehend perpetrators, as per the Dawn report.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo and Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove condemned the attack on the security forces during the search operation in Kohlu.”Such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage the hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan,” Dawn quoted the ISPR as saying.
The attack in Balochistan is the latest in a series of terrorist attacks which have witnessed a rise since the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ended the ceasefire with the Pakistan government in 2021.