Suicide attack
\nA woman constable also sustained injuries, according to official
\nQUETTA
\nA police official was martyred and another injured in a suicide attack on a police van in Balochistan\u2019s Turbat on Saturday, according to Kech Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Baloch.
\nThe SSP told that according to reports from the district, a police van was targeted in a bomb blast at Chakar Azam Chowk by a female suicide attacker.
\nSSP Baloch said the bomb disposal squad and security forces had cordoned off the area while further investigation was under way.
\nBalochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo condemned the blast and expressed regret at the news of the martyred and injured police officials. He also extended his condolences to their families
\n\u201cThe aim of terrorism is to halt the development process and intimidate the security forces. The evil intentions of terrorists will never be successful,\u201d the chief minister said in a statement, adding that the determination and courage of the security forces would not be dented by such acts.
\n\u201cThe sensible people of Makran will thwart the ambitions of elements who are against development,\u201d he said, adding that the people\u2019s welfare would be ensured and the backwardness of the province would be eliminated by continuing the process of development.
\nIn December, four security personnel were martyred and one was injured in an attack in Turbat. Official sources had said unknown militants had attacked a vehicle of Frontier Corps (FC) Balochistan (South) in the Dannuk Gogdan area of Turbat.
\nThe FC personnel had engaged the attackers and after a heavy exchange fire, four had embraced martyrdom, including a subedar.
\nIt is also pertinent to mention that the suicide bomber of the April 2022 Karachi University attack, identified as Shari Baloch alias Brimash, was born in Turbat in 1991.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Suicide attack A woman constable also sustained injuries, according to official QUETTA A police official was martyred and another injured in a suicide attack on a police van in Balochistan\u2019s Turbat on Saturday, according to Kech Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mohammad Baloch. The SSP told that according to reports from the district, a police […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":339879,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-339865","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n