QUETTA: The Quetta DIG said on Wednesday that a suicide bombing that targeted a police truck in the Baleli area of Quetta resulted in the deaths of a child and a policeman, as well as the injuries of 24 others, including 20 officers.
As soon as the incident was reported, rescue and police teams rushed to the explosion site. The bomb disposal team was also sought for assistance.
According to the law enforcement agency, the explosion was aimed at a police truck. According to them, the injured civilians and police officers were rushed to a nearby hospital.
Ghulam Azfar Mahesar, the Deputy Inspector General of Quetta, told the media that the explosion was a suicide bombing because they found the body of a suicide bomber near the scene. According to him, the explosion caused the police truck to tip over and plunge into a ravine.
DIG Mehsar said that the officer was killed when he was crushed under the truck when it fell into the ravine, and he shared details about the casualties and civilian vehicles that were damaged. He stated that four civilians and approximately 20 police officers were injured. He added that two of the police officers are in serious condition.
According to the DIG, three vehicles, including the police truck, and two close by vehicles were harmed in the blast.
He stated that the police truck was transporting the personnel assigned to the ongoing drive to ensure the safety of polio workers. He added that the attack used between 20 and 25 kilograms of explosives.
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Condemnations
State head Shehbaz Sharif denounced the targeted assault and requested a quick test into the matter.
In the meantime, President Dr. Arif Alvi expressed his condemnation of the attack and prayed for the healing of the injured and the forgiveness of the deceased.
PTI leader and previous government serve Asad Umar said that the Quetta impact was an update that the “daring children of this country are generally prepared to forfeit their lives for our security”.
He continued, “May God raise the ranks of the martyrs and heal the injured.”
کوئٹہ دھماکے میں سکیورٹی اہلکاروں کی شہادت ایک بار پھر یاد دہانی ہے کے اس قوم کے بہادر سپوت ہماری حفاظت کے لئے اپنی جان کا نذرانہ بھی پیش کرنے کو ہر وقت تیار ہیں. اللہ شہدا کے درجات بلند کرے اور زخمیوں کو صحت یاب کرے
TTP calls off ceasefire
A statement issued by the banned terror group stated that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had ordered its militants to carry out terrorist attacks across the country and had called off a ceasefire that they had agreed to with the federal government in June.
After Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers took a prominent role in brokering peace talks earlier this year, the government and the TTP agreed to a truce; however, negotiations made little progress and there were frequent breaches.
According to the Express Tribune, the terrorist organization’s insistence on reversing the merger of Fata and the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province caused the talks to break down.
At the Afghan Taliban’s request, Pakistan started talks with the TTP in October of last year to try to find a political solution to the problem.
In November, the initial contacts resulted in a one-month ceasefire between the two sides, but soon after, disagreements emerged.
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Islamabad worries that Pakistan’s security problems will get worse if the TTP or its splinter groups join Da’ish. Pakistan is also concerned that external players, including India, will take advantage of this situation.
Pakistan hoped that a peace agreement with the TTP or one or more of its breakaway factions would weaken the terrorist organization. Additionally, Pakistan gave peace a chance because the Afghan Taliban were unwilling to oppose the TTP.
Pakistan was prepared for any scenario, according to the assessment of the authorities in Pakistan, and the talks were not progressing well.
The Fata reforms, which the TTP vehemently opposed, remained the sticking point. The Pakistani counterparts had made it abundantly clear to the TTP that the constitutional amendment that led to the merger of FATA with K-P was the product of bipartisan consensus.
Parliament had been assured by the military, which was leading the talks with the TTP, that any peace deal would strictly adhere to the Constitution.
Source: Express Tribune/ Geo.tv
