No loss of life was reported after two separate explosions that targeted a police checkpost and a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) vehicle on Quetta’s Qambrani Road.
Police said the first explosion occurred near a police checkpoint in the area around Qambrani Road, when unknown motorcyclists threw a grenade at the checkpoint.
A second explosion, carried out with an improvised explosive device (IED), took place in the same area when the miscreants targeted a CTD vehicle heading towards the site of the first explosion.
However, the vehicle escaped the IED blast and all CTD officials remained safe, police said. Police added that the improvised explosive device was attached to a motorcycle and added that a remote control was used to detonate it.
The security situation in Balochistan has worsened in recent months, as terrorists have increased the frequency and intensity of their attacks. The so-called forbidden Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA)In particular, it has adopted new tactics to inflict more casualties and directly attack Pakistani security forces.
Three explosions were reported in Balochistan yesterday, and one person was injured in an explosion in Mach Town in Kachhi district. Two more explosions occurred at Major Chowk in Mastung, followed by an exchange of fire between gunmen and security forces.
Earlier this week, the Jaffar Express escaped an armed attack while passing through the Bolan Pass area in Kachhi district. The incident marked the sixth attack on the train in the last month and a half.
On September 30, at least 10 people, including four personnel, were killed and 33 injured when a bomb blast devastated a busy road near the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Quetta.
