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Assault Foiled: Nine Terrorists Eliminated, Eight Security Personnel Martyred in Nighttime Siege of Bajaur Scouts Camp
Security forces successfully repulsed a major militant assault on an army camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's border district of Bajaur, killing nine terrorists.
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by News Desk
2026-05-15
Assault Foiled: Nine Terrorists Eliminated, Eight Security Personnel Martyred in Nighttime Siege of Bajaur Scouts Camp

Tragedy in Sindh: Four Labourers Killed, One Injured Following Dual Bridge Collapses in Kandhkot

The Breakdown

  • The Ghotki-Kandhkot Mega-Project Failure: In the first incident, a massive, heavy portion of the under-construction Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge suddenly gave way and collapsed during active construction. The failure has drawn immediate scrutiny, raising serious concerns over substandard construction quality, inadequate safety protocols, and potential institutional corruption in the multi-billion-rupee infrastructure initiative.

  • The Naseer Canal Fatalities: Concurrently, a second structural failure occurred in the Tangwani area near Karampur, where a dilapidated old bridge spanning the Naseer Canal caved in entirely. Local residents noted that labourers were busy working on the construction of a replacement bridge when the old overhead structure suddenly collapsed onto them, burying them beneath the rubble.

  • The Toll & Delayed Rescue: Authorities confirmed that four bodies have been recovered from the debris, while one injured worker was rescued and rushed to a hospital for treatment. Three of the deceased have been identified as Abu Bakar, Imam Bakhsh, and Imdad Nandwani, while official identification for the fourth victim is still underway. Outraged residents reported that official emergency response teams failed to reach the remote site for several hours, forcing locals to launch the initial rescue efforts themselves.

  • Project Context & Escalating Costs: The Ghotki-Kandhkot Bridge over the Indus River is a vital regional project meant to link upper Sindh with Punjab and Balochistan. Originally planned as a 3-kilometre bridge when the concession agreement was signed in 2018, it was expanded to 12.2 kilometres following flood-mitigation assessments after the 2022 deluges. Due to constant design revisions and delays since construction began in 2020, the project's budget has skyrocketed from an initial Rs17 billion to roughly Rs32 billion. Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah had recently announced the resumption of the stalled project, targeting a completion date of June 2027.
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