Grenade attack leaves five injured in Balochistan's Turbat

The injured were taken to a local hospital; area was cordoned off by police and FC personnel

TURBAT:

At least five people, including four settlers, were injured in a grenade attack at the main Bazaar Cinema Chowk in Turbat, Balochistan on Sunday.

The area was cordoned off by police and Frontier Corps (FC) personnel right after the attack, whereas the injured were taken to a local hospital, according to the police.

The injured had been identified as Liaqat Allah Yar, resident of Lodhran, Punjab; Naseeb Khan Mushkoor Ali, resident of Sindh; Naeem Farooq, resident of Bahawalpur; Zeeshan Mehran who hailed from Sindh and Liaqat Zafar who hailed from Dashti Bazaar Turbat.

Three months ago, a Pakistan Army soldier embraced martyrdom and three others were injured in a terrorist attack on their patrolling team in a remote area of Balochistan’s Turbat.

“Terrorists fire raid on security forces’ patrolling party near Jhaki post - 35km South East of Turbat. During exchange of fire, Lance Naik Waseem Ullah embraced Shahadat while three soldiers got injured,” Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR), the military’s media wing said in a statement.

The attack came two days after seven soldiers and as many security guards were martyred while fighting off a terrorist attack on a convoy of the Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) in Balochistan.