As a result of the bomb explosion in the province of Belujistan, three police officers died in the southwest of Pakistan, another 19 people were injured. This was announced by the representative of the regional government Shahid Rind.
According to the Pakistani representative, the explosion thundered in the Mastung district.
The attack on the vehicle transporting security officers was organized from an ambush.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shakhbaz Sharif condemned the attack and emphasized that Islamabad would continue to “fight terrorism.”
Meanwhile, Pakistani media report that militants of the “Army of the Liberation of Belujistan” (BLA) could be involved in the attack.
In turn, the local police announced the abduction of two poliomyelitis specialists in the district of Dera -Islamil -Khan in the province of Haiber -Pakhtunhwi. According to police, experts were stolen by armed people.
The problem of terrorism in Pakistan
Armed attacks have become more frequent in Pakistan, especially in the provinces of Haiber-Pakhtunhih and Belujistan, bordering Afghanistan.
In both provinces, armed groups declare that they defend the rights of Pashtunov and Beluja, organize attacks on the Pakistani security forces and the civilian population.
Islamabad claims that Pakistani Taliban are based in Afghanistan and organize their attacks from there, while the Afghan government denies these accusations.