KHOSHAB: Two children were killed Sunday after a bomb explosion ripped through the Hoshab area of Balochistan’s Turbat district.
Balochistan Levies, a paramilitary gendarmerie in the province, said that some children were playing outside their houses in the area when a bomb explosion occurred. Three children sustained injuries due to the blast. All wounded children were immediately rushed to a hospital but two of them succumbed to their injuries on the way.
The area where the bomb explosion occurred has been cordoned off by the Balochistan Levies and other law enforcement agencies (LEAs). So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the blast, while an investigation is underway, the LEAs said.
Earlier on Saturday, the Frontier Corps (FC) troops spotted and killed four terrorists near Balochistan’s Awaran area, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.
According to the military’s media wing, the terrorists were killed during an intense exchange of fire between both sides. Following the shooting, FC troops recovered weapons and ammunition from the terrorists.
On September 30, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and killed a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander, according to ISPR. “TTP terrorist commander Khawaza din alias Sher Khan got killed,” the military’s media wing had said, adding that weapons and ammunition were recovered from the hideout as well.–ISPR
