8 injured as blast targets Kech DC convoy in Turbat

QUETTA: Eight people, including seven Levies Force personnel, were injured in a bomb blast targeting the convoy of Kech Deputy Commissioner (DC) Major (retd) Bashir Barech in Balochistan’s Turbat on Monday, according to police.

Kech Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Captain (retd) Zohaib Mohsin told the media that a remote-controlled bomb was used in the attack that took place at Press Club road.

“The bomb, which was planted in a motorcycle, was triggered using a remote control when the DC’s convoy was passing by the area,” he said, adding that five Levies personnel and a passerby were injured in the incident.

He later said that the number of the injured had increased to eight, including seven Levies personnel.

The Kech DC remained safe as he was in a bulletproof vehicle, he added. He was travelling from his home to office and his car was only partially damaged in the incident, the SSP said.

“The blast was so intense that four of the vehicles parked nearby and closely located buildings were also damaged,” SSP Mohsin added.

Police and Frontier Corps personnel had reached the site of the incident and were further investigating the matter, he said.

Pakistan has witnessed an increase in terrorist attacks, particularly in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, mostly targeting police, law enforcement personnel, and security forces. The increase followed the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s move to end a ceasefire agreement with the government in 2022. Monitoring Desk