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province, authorities said on Tuesday, as security forces launched a clearance operation to hunt down the attackers and secure the area.
According to Xinhua News Agency, reporting on July 7, heavily armed faceless myrmidons stormed a police installation in the Mangi Phase-III area of Ziarat district late Monday, triggering an hours-long exchange of gunfire with security personnel that continued into Tuesday.
The Deputy Commissioner’s Office said the bodies of the nine officers were transferred to the District Headquarters Hospital in Ziarat, while authorities did not immediately report any casualties among the attackers or disclose whether any suspects had been arrested.
Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to locate those responsible, with officials saying the situation remained under control as clearance operations continued.
Authorities have opened an investigation into the attack and vowed to bring those responsible to justice. No group had grabbed credit for the assault at the time of publication.
The latest attack underscores persistent security challenges in Balochistan, where police, military personnel and government installations have repeatedly come under attack from turban groups despite intensified counterterrorism operations.
Balochistan, Pakistain’s largest and most resource-rich province, has experienced a decades-long insurgency involving separatist groups seeking greater autonomy or independence, alongside attacks by Islamist turban organizations. The province borders both Afghanistan and Iran
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and has remained one of Pakistain’s most volatile security regions.
Pakistain has intensified military and intelligence-led operations against turban networks following a resurgence in violence across Balochistan and neighbouring Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. Islamabad has repeatedly accused turban groups, including the Tehrik-e-Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...The attack comes amid a broader increase in turban violence across Pakistain, with security forces facing frequent assaults on checkpoints, cop shoppes and military installations.
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[KhaamaPress] Pakistani authorities recovered the bodies of 21 abducted police officers in the southwestern province of Balochistan on Thursday, raising the death toll from a deadly attack on a military convoy to at least 30 as security forces intensified operations across the region.
Officials said the officers’ bodies were found in the Mangi Dam area of Ziarat District with gunshot wounds before being transferred to the Civil Hospital in Quetta. Authorities have not publicly identified those responsible for the killings, and no group had claimed responsibility at the time of publication.
According to a list released by the Civil Hospital in Quetta, the victims included 14 police officers from Ziarat District, three from Sanjavi, one each from Musakhel, Loralai, and Qila Abdullah districts, and one officer from Sargodha in Punjab Province.
Pakistani officials said the officers were abducted during Wednesday’s attack on a military convoy along the Karachi-Quetta Highway. According to initial reports, armed men blocked the highway, stopped vehicles, and reportedly extorted money from travelers before the violence escalated into a deadly confrontation.
According to the reports, the attack began when an improvised explosive device struck the military convoy, triggering an exchange of fire between Pakistani security forces and armed militants.
The discovery of the officers’ bodies came a day after nine police officers were killed in a separate attack in Ziarat District. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for that assault, although no group had claimed responsibility for Thursday’s killings.
Pakistan’s military spokesperson, Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, said security forces killed 15 suspected militants during follow-up operations in Ziarat District. The military did not immediately provide evidence supporting the claim, and the reported militant casualties could not be independently verified.
Security operations continued across parts of Balochistan on Thursday as authorities searched for those responsible for the attacks. Officials did not immediately say whether additional arrests had been made or whether further casualties were reported during the operations.
Meanwhile, a protest sit-in in Quetta entered its fifth day, with demonstrators demanding direct talks with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Pakistan’s army chief over the deteriorating security situation in Balochistan. Protest organizers said they would continue their demonstration until senior government and military leaders respond to their demands.
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province by area, has experienced decades of violence involving separatist insurgent groups, Islamist militant organizations, and security forces. The province borders Afghanistan and Iran and is strategically important because of its mineral resources and its role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multibillion-dollar infrastructure and trade initiative linking western China to Pakistan’s Arabian Sea coast.
The province has witnessed repeated attacks targeting security personnel, civilians, and infrastructure in recent years. Pakistani authorities have accused militant groups of attempting to destabilize the region, while insurgent organizations have frequently targeted government installations and security convoys.