{"id":55570,"date":"2024-02-02T20:33:05","date_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:33:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/ten-bomb-grenade-attacks-rock-balochistan\/"},"modified":"2024-02-02T20:33:05","modified_gmt":"2024-02-02T20:33:05","slug":"ten-bomb-grenade-attacks-rock-balochistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/ten-bomb-grenade-attacks-rock-balochistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten bomb, grenade attacks rock Balochistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<p><figure class=\"media  sm:w-full  w-full  media--stretch    media--uneven  media--stretch\"><figcaption class=\"media__caption  \">QUETTA: Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast, on Thursday.\u2014AFP<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>QUETTA: At least 10 bomb and grenade attacks rocked different areas of Balochistan on Thursday, resulting in the death of one man, a provincial government official confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Several police stations and deputy commissioners\u2019 offices were targeted in the attacks in which six people, including a police officer and a jail warden, were injured.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt least 10 bomb and grenade attacks happened across Balochistan, including provincial capital Quetta,\u201d the senior official told <em>Dawn<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>A bomb, placed along a footpath on the CPEC road in the Spinny area of Quetta, went off, killing a passerby, according to Quetta SSP (operations) Jawad Tariq.<\/p>\n<p>The intensity of the blast rocked several areas of the provincial capital, according to officials. The police cordoned off the area and shifted the body to Civil Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>Hospital officials said the victim\u2019s body was mutilated due to his proximity to the bomb at the time of the blast.<\/p>\n<p>The deceased was identified as 84-year-old Abdul Khaliq Shah.<\/p>\n<p>SSP Tariq added that around 8kg of explosive was used in the improvised explosive device.<\/p>\n<p>The target of the bomb was unknown as there was no election campaign-related event scheduled within the vicinity, the SSP said, adding that security was already on high alert due to the upcoming elections.<\/p>\n<p>In another attack near Quetta\u2019s outskirts, an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Ghulam Raza, was injured.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1810542\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Unknown attackers hurled a hand grenade at the Shalkot police station, which exploded in the courtyard.<\/p>\n<p>The attack damaged the station\u2019s building and some vehicles in the parking area.<\/p>\n<p>The injured police officer was admitted to the Civil Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>In Mastung, the central prison was attacked by hand grenades, which exploded inside the jail, resulting in damage to the building.<\/p>\n<p>The jail warder was injured in the attack.<\/p>\n<p>In the attacks in Quetta, Khuzdar and Turbat, the offices of PML-N and National Party, and a joint office of BNP-M and JUI-F were targeted with grenades. However, no loss of life was reported.<\/p>\n<p>The offices of deputy commissioners in Dhadar and Panjgur were also targeted with hand grenades.<\/p>\n<p>One person was injured in another grenade attack on the house of the Kachhi deputy commissioner.<\/p>\n<p>In a blast in the Turbat market area, one person was injured while a grenade was also lobbed at police and FC posts, but no casualty was reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media  sm:w-1\/2  w-full  media--right  media--embed  media--uneven\">\n<p>    <iframe class=\"nk-iframe\" onload=\"setInterval(()=&gt;{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" style=\"height:400px;position:relative\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/card\/1810300\" sandbox=\"allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Unknown attackers also attacked the Hub City Police Station, while a grenade was recovered from the gate of the Pakistan Coast Guards Office, which could not explode.<\/p>\n<p>After the attacks, the Balochistan government tightened security in all cities and towns across the province.<\/p>\n<p>The Election Commission of Pakistan said it had taken notice of the attacks and sought detailed reports from the Balochistan inspector general of police and chief secretary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Condemnation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Senator Samina Mumtaz Zehri has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks and expressed grief and sorrow over the loss of life.<\/p>\n<p>She said the enemy wants to sabotage peace and order, which will not be allowed to succeed under any circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>The senator hailed the security forces, whom she said prevented the terrorists from carrying out major attacks.<\/p>\n<p>She also paid tribute to the deceased and injured, saying they demonstrated bravery.<\/p>\n<p>Senator Zehri claimed that the new wave of terrorism across the country was part of \u201ca well-thought-out plan\u201d, and the whole nation was united to thwart these cowardly acts.<\/p>\n<p><em>Behram Baloch in Gwadar, Abdul Wahid Shahwani in Khuzdar and Ali Jan Mangi in Dera Murad Jamali also contributed to this report<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Published in Dawn, February 2nd, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>QUETTA: Security personnel inspect the site of a bomb blast, on Thursday.\u2014AFP QUETTA: At least 10 bomb and grenade attacks rocked different areas of Balochistan on Thursday, resulting in the death of one man, a provincial government official confirmed. 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