Asia

Pakistan: Twin blasts in Balochistan's Dera Bugti district claim four lives

Islamabad [Pakistan] January 29 (ANI): As many as four people were killed and eight others were injured in twin bomb blasts in Balochistan's Dera Bugti on Friday, a media report said on Saturday.

ANI Jan 29, 2022 15:11 IST

Police officers stand guard inside a cordoned area after a blast in a market, in Lahore, Pakistan January 20. (Photo Credit: Reuters)

Islamabad [Pakistan] January 29 (ANI): As many as four people were killed and eight others were injured in twin bomb blasts in Balochistan's Dera Bugti on Friday, a media report said on Saturday.
The improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted in a tube-well room on agricultural land in Sui Tehsil were detonated by remote control, the Dawn newspaper reported. Three Pakistani personnel and one Bugti clan elder was killed in the blast.
No one has claimed responsibility for the explosions so far.
"Four people lost their lives in the blasts and eight others injured," an official of the Sui administration said, The official added that the solar penal of the tub-wall was badly damaged in the last night attack.
This comes a few days after ten Pakistani soldiers were killed after terrorists attacked a security force check-post in Balochistan's Kech district.
The recent surge in the insurgency in Balochistan and elsewhere in Pakistan is a cause of worry for the Imran Khan government. (ANI)

Tags:

insurgency Balochistan Pakistan Imran Khan PTI government

Get the App

MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh attends Chile President's inauguration

2026-03-12T16:46:49.315628+00:00 IST

Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Kirti Vardhan Singh, visited Chile from March 10-12 and represented the Government of India at the inauguration ceremony of the new President of Chile, HE Jose Antonio Kast Rist.

Europe

Blasphemy laws in Pakistan target religious minorities: GHRD

2026-03-12T15:24:17.068869+00:00 IST

At the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council, the organisation Global Human Rights Defence (GHRD) raised concerns over the continued misuse of blasphemy laws in Pakistan and their impact on religious minorities.

Europe

Akshar Foundation highlights Northeast India’s development at UN

2026-03-12T14:35:42.787841+00:00 IST

On the sidelines of the 61st session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Mazin Mukhtar, Co-founder and Associate Director of the Akshar Foundation, highlighted development initiatives in India's northeastern region and urged global recognition of progress made in previously neglected areas.

Europe