QUETTA: A security officer was killed and three others injured in an armed attack on a security post in Buleda area of Kech district on Tuesday.
Authorities said unidentified gunmen riding motorcycles opened indiscriminate fire on a Border Corps checkpoint in the Reko area of Buleda. As a result, one FC man lost his life and three others were injured.
Security personnel deployed at the post returned fire, but the attackers managed to escape.
Following the incident, additional security forces rushed to the spot and shifted the body and injured personnel to a nearby government health facility.
Security forces launch a search operation to locate the attackers
Officials said a search operation was launched in the area to locate the attackers involved in the incident.
Earlier, police had foiled an attempt by armed militants to storm a police station in Noshki on Sunday afternoon.
Authorities said a group of militants threw a hand grenade at the police station and opened fire with automatic weapons. The grenade exploded near the building, but no casualties were reported.
Police personnel immediately retaliated and returned fire after taking positions. The exchange of fire lasted more than half an hour.
“A police team successfully foiled the militants’ attempt to enter the police station after a fierce shootout,” a senior police officer said, adding that the attackers fled the area after encountering resistance.
Following the attack, security forces rushed to the scene, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to locate the suspects.
Published in Dawn, October 29, 2025
