Three people died and seven others were injured when a passenger bus in Kalat de Baluchistan was shot, according to the provincial government spokesman.
A Shahid Rind statement said: “Three passengers were martyred and seven were injured in the tragic incident” when there was a shooting in a passenger coach that came from Karachi to Quetta in the Nemargh area of Kalat.
He said the injured were being transferred to the Kalat District Hospital to receive treatment, adding that an emergency had been imposed in the center.
“The security agencies, the district administration and rescue teams have immediately reached the scene. The security forces have surrounded the area and a search operation is underway. The security forces chase the attackers,” said Rind.
Talking with Geographical newsHe said that Prime Minister Sarfraz Bugti had realized the incident and requested a police report and law enforcement agencies.
“According to the initial information, the terrorists were sitting in an ambush, they stopped the bus and then attacked. We cannot confirm the number of terrorists, but it was carried out from both sides of the road,” said Rind.
State broadcaster Payment television He also published a video of a passenger who said the terrorists had shot indiscriminately on the bus.
He also shared a declaration of security sources that said: “Since the security forces began successful operations against the terrorists of Fitna-al-Hindustan And the FC (Frontier Corps) sealed the border, cutting their smuggling income, these cowardly terrorists, in a state of frustration, are pointing to the life of innocent people.
“One of the two reasons for terrorist attacks on passenger buses on roads is that they are soft objectives. The second reason is that when carrying out such incidents, they want to divert the army and the FC from border and operation areas to these places so that terrorists can operate more easily in border and operational areas.”
President Asif Ali Zardari ordered the provision of immediate medical services and the best medical services to the injured.
“To address innocent civilians is an extremely cruel and condemnable act. Terrorists aim to sabotage peace and stability, they are enemies of humanity and peace. With the support of the nation, we will completely eradicate the scourge of terrorism. The State will continue to take measures against terrorism with full strength.”
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the Kalat shooting in a statement from his office, extending his condolences and assaulting Fitna-al-Hindustan – A term that the government uses for terrorist organizations in Baluchistan – to attack civilians.
“The targeting of innocent passengers by Fitna-al-Hindustan Terrorists are a very cowardly act, “he said.” These terrorists are hatching an atrocious conspiracy to sabotage peace by attacking soft objectives. With the support of the nation, we will frustrate these conspiracies of terrorists sponsored by the Indians. “
“The attack on the passenger coach in Qalat is an act of cowardly and negligible terrorism. The loss of precious lives is an irreparable tragedy. Terrorist organizations of Fitna-al-Hindustan They have previously carried out identity -based attacks, but now they are indiscriminately attacking civilians, which clearly shows that this war is against all ordinary Pakistani, and we will defeat it at all costs! CM Bugti said in an X publication.
The president of the National Assembly, Ayaz Sadiq, said that “the terrorists of the Indian conspiracy are pointing to peace and stability.”
He said that the cowardly attack was the “worst example of enmity against humanity.” “We will foura each conspiracy sponsored by India,” he said.
The president of the Senate, Yousuf Raza Gilani, described the “murderers of all humanity” to the terrorists.
“Terrorists can never succeed in their nefarious goals. The whole nation is linked against terrorism.”
Sindh’s prime minister Murad Ali Shah also condemned the incident.
“Going to innocent passengers is a very barbaric act. Terrorists are a plague in the floor of the nation,” he said, adding that it was necessary to eliminate such elements for the country’s prosperity.
The vice president of the PPP, Senator Sherry Rehman, said that heading to innocent and helpless civilians was an “atrocious act.”
“The State must take decisive and solid measures against terrorists. The entire nation and security institutions are united in the fight against terrorism … The government must lead terrorists and their facilitators to justice and deliver exemplary punishments,” he said.
PPP MNA and spokeswoman Shazia Marri said such incidents went against Baloch’s traditions.
“Innocent and unarmed people are being killed by foreign instigation; these people do not deserve any indulgence. The elements involved in terrorism in Baluchistan must be treated firmly and decisively.
“The nation is linked against the terrorists of Fitna-al-Hindustan. Terrorist cowardly actions are increasing; Federal and provincial governments should suppress such elements. “
The incident occurs a week after at least nine passengers traveling in two coaches destined for Punjab were kidnapped and killed by unidentified men in the South-Dakai area, located on the border between the districts of Zhob and Lorelai de Baluchistan.
The government had said that Fitna-al-Hindustan He had carried out attacks in three different places: Kakat, Mastung and Sur-Dakai.
The Liberation Front of Baluchistan, a forbidden outfit, then attributed the responsibility of the attack. A group spokesman said he had killed the nine individuals after blocking the road between Musakhail-Makhtar and Khajuri.
According to the sources, two passenger coaches on their way to Punjab were intercepted in the Southkai area near the N-70 road, near DAB, a place along the border of Lorealai-Zhob. A group of armed men had blocked the road and stopped the two vehicles.
The armed assailants approached the coaches, verified the identity cards of the passengers and forced 10 people to leave the vehicles at gunpoint. “They dragged 10 passengers, seven from one coach and three from the other, and took them (to an unknown place),” said a surviving passenger to Levies. “I don’t know what they did, but I heard shots when we were leaving.”
After kidnapping the nine passengers, the assailants allowed both coaches to leave the area. According to the sources, the attackers had verified the national identity letters of all passengers and specifically to people with Punjab addresses. They also opened fire against the coaches during kidnapping to avoid any escape.
In May of this year, the Government appointed all terrorist organizations in Baluchistan as Fitna-al-Hindustan.
In March, five people were killed by armed men who blocked the road in the Kalmat area of the Gwadar district, while three long -body trailers who transported urea from the port of Gwadar were burned in the area of Tajan.
In February, seven passengers to Punjab were downloaded from a bus and shot dead in the Barkhan district. The incident occurred days after 12 were killed in an explosion aimed at a bus that transported coal miners in Harnai.
Baluchistan has witnessed a series of attacks aimed at those who came from Punjab. In two separate incidents in April 2024, nine people were killed after being forced to leave a bus near Noshki, while two Punjab workers were shot in Kech.
In May last year, seven Punjab barbers were shot dead near Gwadar, while August saw 23 travelers downloaded from trucks and bus and shot in the Musakhail district.
The Musakhail incident was part of an outbreak of violence, where dozens of militants affiliated with the Baluchistan Liberation Army, a separatist attire, launched numerous attacks through Baluchistan, pointing to security personnel and civilians.
Mayor of the martyred army in Awararan Ibo
Separately, the Public Relations of Inter Services (ISPR) said that the security forces carried out an intelligence -based operation in the Awaran district today based on the reported presence of Fitna-al-Hindustan Terrorists
“During the performance of the operation, the troops themselves effectively compromised the terrorist and, resulting three terrorist location sponsored by India were sent to hell.”
However, the ISPR said that Major Syed Rabnawaz Tariq, 34, of the Muzampharabad district was martyred during the intense fire exchange while leading his troops from the front.
“A disinfecting operation is being carried out to eliminate any other terrorist in the area, since Pakistan security forces are determined to eliminate the threat of terrorism sponsored by the country’s Indians, and such sacrifices of our brave men even more strengthen our resolution,” said the ISPR.
The Interior Minister praised the martyr and said that his sacrifice would not go in vain as he would pay tribute.
Three injured in Quetta Roadside Blast: Sho
A pump on the road also exploded in the Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, leaving three wounded women. The Shalkot Police Station Officer (SHO) Khair Muhammad Samalani said Dawn.com That a pump planted on a motorcycle was detonated remotely near Murree camp.
“Immediately after the explosion, the police and the security agencies surrounded the area and began the test collection process,” said the sho, adding that no group attributed responsibility.
“Wounded women were immediately transported to the Quetta Civil Hospital to receive medical treatment,” he said, added that it was said that their condition was “out of danger.”
Sho Samalani added that police elimination staff and the PUMP launched search operations in the place to avoid any other possible threat.
Additional Imtiaz Ali reports.
