Wednesday 16 April 2025
10 People Died in a Bomb Blast in Southwest Pakistan
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A roadside bomb struck a vehicle carrying coal miners in restive southwest Pakistan on Friday, killing at least 11 people and wounding five others, officials said. The attack happened in Harnai, a district in Balochistan province, according to a government administratorWali Kakar.Police, security forces, and rescue teams rushed to the site and shifted the bodies and injured to a nearby hospital where a couple were in critical condition.
So far no group has claimed responsibility of the attack. The region is struggling with a decade-long insurgency by separatist groups. The IED blast must have been carried out with the help of a remote control, an official told AFP.
The bomb blast occurred when a truck carrying workers in the Harnai area of Balochistan province reached the mining site. According to reports, the IED device was planted on the roadside which exploded when a truck carrying coal miners reached the site. The truck had brought the workers to a mine in the Harnai area ofBalochistan province, where Pakistan is battling a separatist insurgency.
Insurgency in Pakistan’s Balochistan
Balochistan is a mineral-rich region located in southwest of Pakistan. It covers an area of 347,190 square kilometres (134,050 sq mi) and shares borders with Iran and Afghanistan. The area has been a hotbed of a decade-old insurgency by separatist ethnic Baloch groups.
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