5 Pak soldiers dead as 7 separate blasts rip through Balochistan

Story by  ATV | Posted by  Nakul Shivani | Date 26-12-2022
5 Pakistani soldiers were killed in separate blasts in Balochistan
5 Pakistani soldiers were killed in separate blasts in Balochistan

 

Islamabad

Five soldiers were killed and more than a dozen others injured as seven separate blasts ripped through Balochistan - three in Quetta, two in Turtbat, and one each in Hub and Kohlu districts.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on Sunday during an intelligence-based clearance operation, which is underway since December 24, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near a "leading party" in Kohlu district's Kahan area.

Describing the incident as an "externally perpetrated threat of terrorism", the ISPR said that "such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage the hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan".

Unidentified men threw a grenade at a police checkpost in Quetta's Satellite Town, injuring eight - three on-duty men and five citizens, the police said.

Hours before this incident, a grenade blast across the Shaheed Ameer Dasti police station at Sabzal Road in Quetta left four people injured including a woman and a girl.

The Quetta police added that two hand grenades were thrown on the road of which one exploded while the other was defused.

In another incident, a blast went off near Turbat's Taleemi Chowk area, the police said, however, no loss of life was reported.

Another grenade blast took place within the premises of Hub's Sadar Police Station, injuring three people, police said.

In the sixth attack, a hand grenade exploded at Saryab Road in Quetta's Musa Colony. Fortunately, police said, no casualties were reported as a result of the attack.

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The seventh attack - a hand grenade blast - hit Turbat's Josak area.