The news of the attack came from Pakistan on Wednesday. Heavily armed terrorists carried out three coordinated attacks in the restive Balochistan province, in which four officers and two civilians were killed. During this, firing started, in which nine terrorists were killed. Giving this information, officials said that out of the three attacks, one attack was also carried out on a high security jail. He said that these attacks took place on Monday in Mach city, about 70 kilometers from the provincial capital Quetta.
Terrorists attack Mach and Kolpur complexes in Balochistan
A press release issued by the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Tuesday night said that on the night of 29 and 30 January, several terrorists, including suicide bombers, attacked the Mach and Kolpur complexes in Balochistan. According to the release, law enforcement agencies responded effectively to the attacks. During this firing, nine terrorists were killed and three were injured who were caught by the security forces. The terrorists tried to enter the high security central Mach jail, which houses some dangerous terrorists and prisoners who have been sentenced to death.
ISPR confirmed the killing of four security personnel and two civilians since Monday night. The release said that security forces have been immediately deployed in the surrounding area and are conducting operations to arrest the terrorists. Nine terrorists, including three suicide bombers, have been killed, while three have been injured, the statement said. A senior police officer had earlier said that at least 15 rockets were fired at the central Mach jail. Banned separatist group ‘Balochistan Liberation Army’ (BLA), Majeed Group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
heavy firing for several hours
Following the attacks, several hours of heavy gunbattle took place between security forces and the attackers who were trying to retreat into the mountains. Acting Information Minister of Balochistan Jan Achakzai said that the final evacuation operation in March is still going on. Achakzai said on the social media platform ‘X’ that the situation in the area is under control… Monday night’s attack on security forces is the worst carried out by terrorists this year. fatal attack Is. In November last year, at least 14 soldiers were killed in an ambush by terrorists in the port city of Gwadar. The attack was an apparent retaliation for Pakistani attacks on what the country described as rebel bases in Iran in early January.
BLA had threatened to launch attacks on security forces
The BLA had threatened to launch attacks on security forces in Balochistan and elsewhere following Pakistan’s attacks on their camps in Iran on January 18. At least nine people were killed in attacks on BLA camps in Iran. These attacks were carried out in response to the Iranian attack in Pakistan. Baluchistan province of Pakistan, as well as an insurgency by Baluch nationalists in Iran’s neighboring Sistan-Baluchistan province for more than two decades. The government claims to end insurgency, but violence continues in the province. Iran and Pakistan share a 900 km long border, across which smugglers and terrorists move freely.