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2 Militants Killed in Turbat; Grenade Attack, Levies Deaths Reported in Balochistan
Security forces kill 2 militants in Turbat after FC post attack. 4 Levies martyred in Khuzdar. Grenade injures women, children in Nasirabad. Violence surges in Balochistan.
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by News Desk
2025-05-17
2 Militants Killed in Turbat; Grenade Attack, Levies Deaths Reported in Balochistan

Violence continues to escalate in Balochistan as security forces killed two armed assailants in an encounter in Turbat’s Kech district on Friday night, according to local police. The attackers had attempted to storm a Frontier Corps (FC) check post.

Kech Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Zohaib Mohsin said the unidentified militants were intercepted after they launched an assault on the FC post. “They were chased, surrounded in the Sangani Sar area, and killed in the retaliatory action by security forces,” he stated. The bodies have been handed over to the local administration, but their identities have not yet been determined.

Meanwhile, a separate grenade attack rocked Nasirabad, around 40 km from Turbat, leaving multiple civilians — including women and children — injured. According to Police Officer Zahoor Ahmed, unidentified motorcyclists targeted a residential house by hurling a grenade at it. The injured have been identified as Meeral Qasim, Ayesha Shabbir, Fatima Shabbir, and Shahzad Shabbir.

In another disturbing incident late Friday night, four Levies personnel were martyred when armed assailants attacked their check post in the Nasl area of Khuzdar district. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.

These attacks come amid a surge in militant activity in both Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Security forces have responded by intensifying counterterrorism operations across the region.

Earlier this week, in Quetta, a convoy carrying Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) MPA Ali Madad Jattak was hit by a blast, injuring ten people and killing one civilian. The lawmaker, however, remained unhurt.

Commenting on the deteriorating law and order situation, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti asserted that the Baloch insurgency is "India-sponsored" and driven by "self-interest rather than a genuine struggle for rights." He drew parallels with the failed Kurdish movement in Turkiye, expressing confidence that the current wave of terrorism will be crushed with resolve.

The rising violence underscores the ongoing challenges facing both provincial authorities and federal law enforcement in maintaining stability in the region.

 
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