Balochistan home minister escapes terror attack in Dera Bugti
Preliminary reports say Sarfaraz Bugti remained unscathed in the landmine blast; two convoy vehicles slightly damaged
Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti addresses a press conference in Quetta on September 1, 2015. PHOTO: INP
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on Friday narrowly escaped an apparent terrorist attack when his convoy hit a roadside landmine in Dera Bugti district of Balochistan, Express News reported.
According to preliminary reports, Bugti and his colleagues remained unscathed in the blast. However, two of the convoy’s vehicles were slightly damaged.
In the line of fire: Bomber kills 15 outside polio vaccination centre
The incident occurred a week after a suicide bomber had killed at least 15 people, mostly policemen, outside a polio vaccination centre in an upscale neighbourhood of Quetta in a stark reminder of the security challenges faced by eradication efforts in Pakistan.
Two proscribed militant groups had claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing that also left more than 25 people injured.
The bomber struck amidst a heavy contingent of police, Balochistan Constabulary and Frontier Corps outside the Health Care Centre in Satellite Town as policemen prepared to escort vaccinators on the last day of a three-day immunisation campaign.
Two security personnel killed in Gwadar landmine explosion
Incident of insurgents attack are not rare in Balochistan. Two security personnel had been killed and three others injured earlier this month in a landmine explosion in Gwadar’s Jewani area. “Coast Guard personnel in Jewani area were on routine patrolling when their convoy hit a landmine,” a security official said.
According to preliminary reports, Bugti and his colleagues remained unscathed in the blast. However, two of the convoy’s vehicles were slightly damaged.
In the line of fire: Bomber kills 15 outside polio vaccination centre
The incident occurred a week after a suicide bomber had killed at least 15 people, mostly policemen, outside a polio vaccination centre in an upscale neighbourhood of Quetta in a stark reminder of the security challenges faced by eradication efforts in Pakistan.
Two proscribed militant groups had claimed responsibility for the deadly bombing that also left more than 25 people injured.
The bomber struck amidst a heavy contingent of police, Balochistan Constabulary and Frontier Corps outside the Health Care Centre in Satellite Town as policemen prepared to escort vaccinators on the last day of a three-day immunisation campaign.
Two security personnel killed in Gwadar landmine explosion
Incident of insurgents attack are not rare in Balochistan. Two security personnel had been killed and three others injured earlier this month in a landmine explosion in Gwadar’s Jewani area. “Coast Guard personnel in Jewani area were on routine patrolling when their convoy hit a landmine,” a security official said.