QUETTA:
Four policemen were injured on Saturday when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle in the Dasht area of Mastung district adjacent to Quetta.
According to police, unidentified assailants had planted the explosives along Mian Ghandi Link Road near Pir Wali. The blast occurred when a police vehicle transporting prisoners from the Dasht court to the Mastung prison was passing the site. The car was partially damaged.
SHO Dasht Akhtar Muhammad confirmed that the four persons sustained minor injuries. They were given first aid at the scene and are reported to be in a stable, non-life-threatening condition. After the blast, heavy contingents of security forces reached the spot, cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.
Separately, three people were seriously injured when explosive material they were carrying on a motorcycle accidentally detonated in the Zargona area near Khanuzai.
Police said the trio, identified as Zahoor, Faisal and Muhammad Afzal, were riding a motorcycle with explosive material from a local place when the material suddenly exploded. The injured were given initial medical treatment and later referred to Quetta in critical condition for further treatment.
Another tragic incident occurred when a family traveling from Quetta to Karachi came under terrorist firing resulting in the death of the male head of the family and serious injuries to his wife.
According to the police, Ali Jamil drove to Karachi late in the evening with his wife and two young daughters. Misled by wrong directions from Google Maps, the family unwittingly entered the remote Khand area of Dasht.
Terrorists signaled the vehicle to stop, but when the driver did not comply, the assailants opened fire. Ali Jamil was killed instantly on the spot. His wife sustained critical injuries, while the couple’s two young daughters miraculously escaped unharmed.
After receiving the report, the police rushed to the spot, found the body and the injured woman and shifted them to a nearby hospital for medical treatment.
The incident has once again highlighted security concerns along the Quetta-Karachi highway, especially in remote and less patrolled areas. The police have launched an investigation and are working to arrest the perpetrators.
Similarly, the driver and security guard of Commissioner Loralai Division Wali Muhammad Barich was injured when his official vehicle overturned on Musa Khail Road near Kashpan due to high speed.
According to police, the commissioner was traveling to Loralai with his driver and guard when the vehicle lost control. Commissioner Barich remained unharmed. Police and rescue teams rushed to the scene and moved the injured to the Teaching Hospital for treatment.
