A cop was martyred while six others were wounded in a blast near a vehicle of Balochistan\u2019s Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) in Quetta on Saturday, according to officials.<\/p>\n
Brewery police Station House Officer (SHO) Mahmood Kharoti told Dawn.com that the ATF vehicle was targeted on Karani Road where a roadside remote-controlled explosive device killed one official and injured six others.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe ATF vehicle was severely damaged in the explosion,\u201d Kharoti said, adding that 2-3 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the device.<\/p>\n
\u201cPolice and other law enforcement officials reached the scene, collected evidence and began investigating further,\u201d the SHO said.<\/p>\n
Bolan Medical Complex (BMC) Medical Superintendent Dr Sultan Lehri said that the explosion injured six people and the body of an ATF official was brought to the complex. He said the six were being provided medical treatment with three of them being seriously injured.<\/p>\n
Provincial government spokesperson Shahid Rind confirmed the explosion and the martyrdom of the policeman.<\/p>\n
\u201cSix people were injured in an explosion near a police mobile on Karani Road and one policeman was martyred,\u201d Rind said in a statement, adding that the injured were receiving medical treatment.<\/p>\n
\u201cLaw enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area and investigations are underway,\u201d he added. \u201cThe nature of the explosion is being determined and initial evidence is being collected.\u201d<\/p>\n
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti strongly condemned the blast and paid tribute to the martyred ATF officer in a statement from his office.<\/p>\n
The chief minister also ordered that the best medical facilities be provided to the injured, the statement added.<\/p>\n
\u201cTerrorists cannot demoralise the people with cowardly acts,\u201d Bugti was quoted as saying. \u201cThe sacrifice of the martyred officer will not go in vain; those responsible will be brought to justice.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added that indiscriminate operations would continue against terrorists and their facilitators.<\/p>\n
\u201cLaw and order will be ensured at all costs and security agencies are on alert,\u201d Bugti was quoted as saying. \u201cThe people of Balochistan are united against terrorism and they will thwart the enemy\u2019s plans.\u201d<\/p>\n
The incident occurred amid a tense environment in the province following this week\u2019s earlier terrorist attack on a Jaffar Express train near Bolan district.<\/p>\n
The attack began on Tuesday afternoon when Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) terrorists ambushed the Peshawar-bound train carrying 440 passengers, opening fire and taking hostages. Security forces launched a two-day operation, concluding on Wednesday evening. Lt Gen Chaudhry confirmed that all 33 terrorists were neutralised, but no hostages were harmed in the final rescue phase. He also said the incident had changed the \u201crules of the game\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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