Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi led a high-level meeting at the Chief Minister's Secretariat to discuss the province's law and order situation following the recent blast incident at Quetta railway station.
A devastating blast at Quetta Railway Station in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Saturday claimed at least 26 lives and left 62 others injured, according to local authorities and hospital officials, Dawn reported.
A blast near Eastern Bypass in Quetta injured 12 people, including a policeman, as a police van was targeted. The injured were taken to Quetta Trauma Centre, and the incident is under investigation. The explosion follows an increase in terrorist activity in Pakistan, with 59 attacks recorded
At least 92 per cent of all fatalities and 86 per cent of the attacks in Pakistan, including those related to terrorism and security forces operations, were recorded in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces in the first quarter of 2024, reported Geo News.
Pakistan's second-largest naval air station, PNS Siddique in Turbat, has been attacked with gunfire and multiple explosions have been reported from the area, according to The Balochistan Post.
The chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Maulana Fazl-ur-Rehman emphasised on Friday the importance of taking "positive steps" to address the concerns between Pakistan and Iran in light of cross-border incursions and increased tension in the region, according to ARY News.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), in a statement, emphasised the use of precision strikes, including killer drones, rockets, loitering munitions, and stand-off weapons, with a focus on avoiding collateral damage.
The frequent attacks on the coal trucks in the Balochistan region is affecting Pakistan's economy and also possesses a risk towards China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Asian Lite reported.
Balochistan Liberation Front (BLA) claimed to have set fire to six mobile phone towers of Pakistani and Chinese companies in Tehsil Dasht of District Kech of Balochistan province.
Major terrorist groups that focused on conducting attacks in Pakistan included Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and ISIS-K.