Balochistan: Balochistan attacks targeting military convoys were reported in three separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. A bomb attack on a military vehicle in Harnai district reportedly left 13 military personnel dead or injured. Military convoys and commercial vehicles were also targeted in Khuzdar and Surab districts. However, casualties and the extent of the damage in the incidents could not be independently verified. Pakistani authorities had not officially confirmed the incident in Harnai at the time of reporting.
According to local sources cited by The Balochistan Post, a military vehicle was targeted with an improvised explosive device (IED) near Sajo in the Shahrag area of Harnai district on Tuesday. The explosion reportedly destroyed the vehicle completely.
Sources claimed that 13 military personnel were killed or injured in the blast. However, the separate numbers of fatalities and injured personnel could not be established. Pakistani authorities had not issued an official statement on the incident at the time.
On Wednesday, armed attackers targeted a convoy of commercial vehicles near the Samba Bridge on the Quetta-Karachi trade route in Khuzdar district. According to local sources, Pakistani security personnel were accompanying the convoy. The attackers reportedly used rockets and other weapons against fuel tankers, container trucks and other vehicles. Gunfire and explosions were reportedly heard in the area for an extended period.
Sources claimed that several commercial vehicles were destroyed and Pakistani security personnel also suffered losses in the attack. However, the actual extent of the damage and the number of casualties could not be independently confirmed.
In a separate incident on Wednesday, a Pakistani military convoy was attacked in the Hajika area of Surab district. Preliminary reports indicated that the attackers first targeted a military vehicle with an explosion before launching an armed assault on the convoy.
There was no immediate confirmation of any deaths or injuries in the Surab incident. Details of the damage caused by the attack were also not available.
