According to local officials, at least 13 people, including two police officers, were injured when two separate attacks were reported in Balochistan on Wednesday.
A grenade attack on a police vehicle was reported along the national highway in the Dera Murad Jamali provincial area, in which 13 people, including 2 officers, were injured.
According to police officers, unknown suspects attacked the vehicle while it was patrolling on the highway.
Immediately after the attack, police and law enforcement cordoned off the area and launched an investigation into the incident, while security was beefed up in the area.
Dera Murad Jamali Civil Hospital medical superintendent Dr Naseer Ahmed Imrani confirmed that 13 people, including two policemen, were injured in the attack and transported to the facility.
“A woman and two children are also among the injured, who are being provided medical assistance,” Imrani said. “The police have begun investigating the incident.”
Meanwhile, Nasirabad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ghulam Sarwar Bhiyo told local reporters that unidentified suspects fired four rockets at Jaffar Express on the railway track near Nutal.
“The attack was on the Jaffar Express, but fortunately there was no loss of life,” he said. “The FC and police personnel immediately retaliated, following which the attackers fled the scene.”
Police officials said the incident took place at Altafabad where four rockets were fired but the train arrived safely at the Dera Murad Jamali railway station.
Security forces arrived at the area and established a cordon to disinfect the scene of the incident.
“The Jaffar Express and Bolan Mail have been sent to Jacobabad after clearance from Dera Murad Jamali,” SSP Bhiyo said. “After the incident, security forces have further tightened security around the railway line.”
