In a series of attacks across Balochistan on Thursday, one person was fatally injured, and five others, including a police officer, sustained injuries, according to local authorities.
The incidents occurred shortly before the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) was set to convene a high-level meeting to address the worsening law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, especially leading up to the upcoming elections on February 8.
In Quetta, a blast on the CPEC road resulted in one casualty. SSP Operations Tariq Jawad revealed that approximately eight to ten kilograms of explosives were used in the incident, damaging an electricity pole on the footpath.
Notably, there was no election program in the immediate vicinity of the blast. SSP Tariq emphasized the heightened security measures in place for election gatherings and stated that further investigations were underway to identify the deceased.
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Separately, an additional superintendent, Raza Muhammad, sustained minor injuries in a grenade attack on Quetta’s Shalkot police station. According to SSP Tariq, unidentified individuals threw a hand grenade at the office, and ASI Muhammad was promptly moved to Civil Hospital for treatment.
A similar incident occurred in Jaffarabad district, where three individuals were wounded in a hand grenade attack on a parked truck in Dera Allahyar town.
Additionally, a blast in Turbat’s market left one person injured, confirmed by SSP Zia Mandokhail, who reported that law enforcement personnel had secured the blast site and were collecting evidence.
The wave of violence follows a prior day’s attacks on election offices and residences of political party candidates in Balochistan, resulting in the death of a political party leader and injuries to eight others, including political workers and two security officials.
