Chaman DPO martyred in suicide attack targeting convoy

Explosion occurred when SSP Sajid Mohmand’s convoy was passing though Eidgah Chowk

QUETTA: Chaman DPO SSP Sajid Khan Mohmand was martyred in a suicide attack at Eidgah Chowk area of the district on Monday.

At least 10 people were also injured when a bike-riding suicide bomber targeted the convoy of the senior police officer, police sources told The Express Tribune.

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The injured, which mostly include police personnel, were shifted to nearby civil hospital. Further, an emergency was declared in hospitals across the district.



PM, others condemn attack

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned the terrorist attack on police convoy.

Directing the best possible medical treatment for those injured in the attack, PM Nawaz expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the attack.

Meanwhile, Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, Balochistan Chief Minister Sanaullah Zehri and Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti also condemned the attack and expressed sorrow over the incident.

 



Mineral-rich Balochistan has been plagued for decades by a separatist insurgency and sectarian killings. Taliban and other extremist militants also operate in the province, which shares borders with Afghanistan and Iran.

Pakistan has been battling insurgency since shortly after it decided to ally with the US following its invasion of Afghanistan in 2001. Violence has declined in recent years following a series of military offensives in the northwest border areas as well as concerted efforts to block the militants’ sources of funding. But the remnants of militant groups are still able to carry out periodic bloody attacks, particularly in the northwest.