Quetta, March 31 – According to officials, three security personnel were killed and four others were injured in two separate attacks in Balochistan province, Pakistan, as reported by local media on Tuesday. The incidents included an attack on a patrol squad in Quetta and a gun battle at a police station in Jhal Magsi.
Two members of the Eagle Squad of the police were killed and three others were injured after they were attacked during a motorcycle patrol in the Eastern Bypass area of Quetta on Monday evening, according to police officials. Unidentified assailants reportedly opened fire on the security personnel using automatic weapons. Police have initiated a search operation to find the attackers, as reported by Dawn, Pakistan's leading daily.
Armed men targeted the Kotra police station in the Gandawah area of Jhal Magsi district. One security personnel was killed and three others were injured after a search operation was launched to arrest the fleeing assailants. SSP Rehmatullah of Kotra police station said that the assailants used rockets and other heavy weapons.
A senior district administration official said that the police had been on high alert after receiving information about a possible attack.
The incident occurred amid a rise in attacks targeting law enforcement personnel in Pakistan, especially in the border provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
On March 18, an assistant sub-inspector of the Elite Force was shot dead by unknown gunmen in Mano Banda area of Gandigar in Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, according to police.
Bacha Yousaf Khan was targeted by unidentified assailants outside his residence. He was immediately rushed to the hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. According to police sources, Khan was heading to the mosque to offer prayers when he was targeted, as reported by Dawn. The Gandigar police lodged a case against unknown assailants and began an investigation.
On March 13, at least seven police personnel were killed in an explosion near a police vehicle in the Bettani tribal of Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. According to a spokesperson of the local police, the explosion took place near a police mobile, causing the death of six police personnel and injuries to one policeman, as reported by Geo News, Pakistan's leading media outlet.
According to the spokesperson, the explosion took place near a police mobile, causing the death of six police personnel and injuring another policeman. The injured police personnel was taken to the hospital, however, he succumbed to his injuries during treatment.