Pakistan 8 Killed and More Than 17 Injured in two Separate Attacks in Balochistan

Balochistan Terrorist Attack: At least eight people were killed and 17 were kidnapped in two separate attacks of suspected rebels in Pakistan’s Balochistan province since Wednesday, while three were kidnapped. A bomb blast occurred near a police vehicle on Thursday (March 27, 2025) in the market area of ​​Quetta, killing two people and injuring 17.

Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind said that a motorcycle was hidden in a motorcycle, which was hidden in a ‘IED’, which exploded near a police vehicle standing there. He said that the injured were taken to the civil hospital and four of them are in critical condition. Earlier, on Wednesday night, six people from Punjab province were taken down from a passenger bus and shot and killed by militants in Gwadar district. The militants also kidnapped three passengers.

SSP Hafeez Baloch’s statement
Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Hafeez Baloch said that the attack took place in Gwadar district of the province when armed men stopped and shot a passenger bus going from Gwadar to Karachi near Kalamat area on Oramara highway late Wednesday. He said that five passengers died on the spot, while another later died in the hospital on Thursday.

He said, “Armed people killed six passengers after seeing the identity cards of the passengers and took three others with them.” He said that all the victims were from Punjab province. Currently no group has taken responsibility for the attack.

Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif gave instructions to investigate
The militants also stopped three trucks carrying manure from the Gwadar port by blocking the road and set fire to them. Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif condemned the attack on the passenger bus and directed the concerned officials to prosecute the responsible people. President Asif Ali Zardari said, “Terrorists are enemies of the development of the country and the prosperity of Balochistan. They cannot see progress in Balochistan.”

Balochistan CM Bugti condemns the incident
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti condemned the incident, saying, “It is a heinous and cowardly act to remove innocent travelers from a bus and kill him on an identity.” Another incident took place in the Sohbat area of ​​Nasirabad division of the province, where armed men attacked a house and killed seven people of the same family, including a woman and three children. Police said these cruel killings were the result of land dispute between two groups.