On Monday, in the latest terror attack, 9 Pakistani policemen were killed, and 13 of them were injured, when a suicide bomber riding a motorbike crashed into a security vehicle in the unbidden province of Balochistan in Pakistan.
The event reportedly took place on the Kambri Bridge on the Quetta-Sibi route, close to the truck that was used by the personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary.
Mehmood Notezai, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Kachhi, assented that it was a suicide attack from what he grasps from the initiatory substantiation indicates that.
He suggested that the specific cause of the blast could sharpen only after the investigation.
After the explosion, he stated that a bomb disposal team had arrived at the scene of the event and that the area is currently under investigation.
13 Balochistan Constabulary Injured
According to Notezai, the bomb strike in Bolan resulted in the deaths of at least nine members of the Balochistan Constabulary and injuries to a total of thirteen.
Nobody has come forward to take the blame for the attack as of yet.
When the incident was first reported, members of the local government and security personnel made their way to the location.
At the time of the ambush, members of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC) were travelling back to their base from Sibi Mela, where they had been on duty. According to the report, the force of the explosion caused the truck to flip over and become disabled.
The BC is a branch of the provincial police force responsible for maintaining order at high-profile events and other high-risk locations, such as prisons.
The deceased as well as the injured troops were transported to the region of Sibi, where medical assistance was made available to them. According to reports, the prognosis for some of the injured is not looking good.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack that occurred on Monday. For decades, insurgents of the Baloch ethnic group have been engaged in a conflict with the government over the latter’s alleged exploitation of Balochistan’s abundant gas and mineral resources.
The bomb follows a slew of recent assaults in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province and neighbouring districts on Afghanistan’s border.
Insurgents in Balochistan have also stepped up their violent actions and formalised a link with the proscribed Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since discussions with the TTP broke down in November of last year.
In recent months, the province of Balochistan has been the scene of an increase in the number of violent occurrences, including bombings and targeted attacks, which has led to an increase in security measures as well as concerns about the public’s safety.
An explosion caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) occurred at a market in the Balochistan province of Pakistan on February 26. The bomb killed four persons and left fourteen others wounded.
In the meantime, the Chief Minister of Balochistan, Mir Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, issued a statement condemning the attack and expressing his sorrow over the number of victims.
He said that elements of terrorism wanted to accomplish their evil aims through cowardly actions, and he added that those elements were conspiring to keep Balochistan underdeveloped by causing unrest and instability in the province.
The attack took place just a few days after three separate attacks in various parts of Balochistan claimed the lives of six individuals, including two members of the Balochistan Levies.