report in Dawn, September 28th, 2023QUETTA: The law-enforcement agencies on Wednesday foiled an attempt to carry out a car-bomb attack in the city and seized an explosives-laden car from a parking lot near a police station in the Eastern Bypass area. According to police, law-enforcement agencies had received information about the presence of a suspected car in the parking lot close to a police station in the Eastern Bypass area. Members of law-enforcement immediately acted…
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report in The News, Sept 17, 2023QUETTA: A CTD official was martyred by firing by unidentified persons on Jail Road. According to the police, CTD Head Constable Saeed Ahmed was sitting outside a shop along with his friends on Jail Road when an unknown motorcycle rider escaped by firing at him. As a result, he was martyred on the spot. On receiving the information, police and CTD officials reached the spot and cordoned off the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Sept 16, 2023QUETTA: Three terrorists were killed while a subedar embraced martyrdom and another soldier sustained injuries during an exchange of fire with armed militants near Quetta, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on Friday. Officials said over two dozen armed militants hiding in the Zarghoon mountains area had attacked the check-post in Wali Tangi, where security personnel were deployed to protect a dam. According to the military’s media affairs…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, Sept 15th, 2023• ‘Planted bomb’ apparently targeted Hafiz Hamdullah• Initial investigation suggests device was remote-controlledQUETTA: At least 11 people, including JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah, were injured in a blast targeting the party’s convoy near Mastung, some 50 kilometres from Quetta, on Thursday. Officials said the blast occured near Mr Hamdullah’s car when he reached the Killi Chotu area, a locality on the outskirts of Mastung, while on his way there…
by Saleem Shahid Report in Dawn, Sept 8th, 2023QUETTA: Five suspected terrorists of the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in an operation conducted by the Balochistan police’s Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on Thursday, according to officials. The operation was planned on the intelligence provided by TTP militant Naseebullah, who was arrested some time back, during the investigation. He revealed the presence of militants in the Aghberg area, a locality on the outskirts of the…
by Saleem Shahid in Dawn, August 11th, 2023QUETTA: One person was killed and four others, including a child, were injured in two separate explosions that took place at a check post on the western bypass and a flower shop selling national flags in Quetta on Thursday. Senior police officer Rozi Khan, while confirming the blast, told Dawn that unknown motorcyclists attacked at the security check post of Frontier Corps. “One person was killed and two…
report in Dawn, July 25th, 2023QUETTA: The provincial capital experienced a powerful blast that shook the entire city, at the CPEC link road on Monday evening. According to an eyewitness, the explosion occurred while a police contingent patrolled between CPEC link and Samungli road area. One person sustained minor injuries and currently admitted in Bolan Medical College. The blast shattered window panes of nearby buildings and caused a wall collapse. The police stated that it…
report in Dawn, July 9th, 2023QUETTA: Unknown attackers gunned down a tribal elder and injured two others in the city on Saturday, according to the police. The police said armed men opened fire on Lala Zahir Khan Dummar when he was passing through the Double Road area. He died on the spot while his two friends were injured. The police shifted the body and injured to the Civil Hospital. The deceased sustained multiple bullet injuries,…
Report in The News, April 12, 2023QUETTA: Four policemen were martyred during an intelligence-based operation in Quetta on Tuesday. The attack took place in the Kuchlak area near Quetta during a search operation launched following Monday’s bombing, Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said. “The officers who were martyred during the encounter with the terrorists set an example of courage and bravery,” he said in a statement. Zohaib Moshin, a senior superintendent of police (operations), said…
By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, April 11th, 2023QUETTA: At least four people were killed and 21 others injured in two attacks targeting the police in Quetta on Monday. In the first attack, a blast took place in a busy market, killing four people and injuring 18. According to police, the target of the attack was SP Investigation Naseer Shah of Quetta police whose vehicle was parked at the Kandahari Bazaar. The SP was not in…
Report in The News, April 11, 2023QUETTA: In the latest terror incident, four people – including two policemen – were martyred Monday after an explosion near a police vehicle in the city’s Shahrah-e-Iqbal area. Officials told Geo News that at least 15 people were also injured in the blast which left several cars and motorcycles in the vicinity damaged. The bodies have been shifted to the Civil Hospital, hospital administration said. Those killed in the…