ISLAMABAD: Four paramilitary troops were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a bomb attack in the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan on Tuesday, officials said.
The explosion targeted paramilitary Frontier Corps vehicles in Sangan area, some 65 kilometers from Sibi city.
The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
“Four Frontier Corps soldiers have been killed and seven injured in an IED (improvised explosive device) blast in Sangan area,” Mohammad Afzal, a levies official in Sibi, told Arab News.
“The paramilitary troops were targeted at the Pakistan Check-post, when they were leaving the post for patrolling at 7:30am.”
The injured persons were airlifted to Quetta, while a clearance operation was underway in the surrounding areas, the official said.
Sibi Assistant Commissioner Sana Mahjabeen also confirmed to Dawn news website that the blast was caused by an IED. She, however, said it injured 10 personnel, of whom six were in critical condition.
In a statement, adviser to the Balochistan chief minister on home affairs Mir Ziaullah Langove condemned the incident and directed for best medical treatment of the injured personnel.
Balochistan has been the scene of a long-running insurgency by various Baloch separatist groups that for decades have waged attacks on security forces and police to press their demands for independence.
Although authorities say they have quelled the insurgency, violence has continued in the province. Local militants and Daesh also have a presence there.
Tuesday’s attack comes a week after the Daesh militant group claimed responsibility for a bombing in the same district that killed at least five soldiers, according to a monitoring group.
Local media said the bombing occurred near an open area where an annual cultural show was being held, which was attended by Pakistan’s President Arif Alvi.
The targeted convoy was part of the security deployment surrounding the visit of Alvi, who had left hours earlier.
Four paramilitary soldiers killed in bomb attack in southwest Pakistan
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Four paramilitary soldiers killed in bomb attack in southwest Pakistan
- Attack targeted a Frontier Corps convoy soon after leaving a check-post in Balochistan’s Sibi
- Seven other soldiers injured in the attack airlifted to Quetta, clearance operation underway
Pakistan police say 27 cops killed in 134 attacks in restive Bannu district in 2025
- Bannu is a restive district in northwestern Pakistan where militants frequently attack law enforcers
- Police say at least 20 drone attacks by militants killed nine civilians, injured 19 cops during the year
PESHAWAR: Police in Pakistan’s northwestern Bannu district said this week that at least 27 police personnel were killed in 134 attacks while 53 militants were killed during various security operations in the volatile area during the year, as Islamabad grapples with a surge in militancy.
Bannu district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province is one of Pakistan’s most dangerous districts, where militants affiliated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) frequently target law enforcers in attacks.
Regional Police Officer Sajjad Khan told reporters during a press briefing on Wednesday that at least 134 “terrorist attacks” were recorded in Bannu district during 2025 that targeted police stations, posts, checkpoints, police mobiles and police parties.
“As a result of these attacks, 27 police personnel were martyred and 79 were injured,” a statement issued by Bannu Police said on Wednesday.
It said at least 168 intelligence-based operations were conducted by police across the district during the year, in which 105 militants were arrested and 65 were killed.
Khan informed media that militants carried out 20 drone attacks targeting police installations and civilian areas in 2025, killing nine civilians and injuring 19 police personnel.
“However, following the installation of an anti-drone system in Bannu district on Jul. 18, 2025, the situation improved significantly,” the statement said. “More than 300 drone attacks were thwarted, and four drones were struck/spoofed.”
He said the Bannu police force has been equipped with drones, anti-drone guns, sniper rifles, armored personnel carriers (APCs), thermal imaging systems, tactical helmets and bulletproof vehicles.
“Bannu police reiterates its resolve to continue its struggle to maintain law and order in the district, completely eliminate terrorism and protect the lives and property of the public,” the statement concluded.
Pakistan blames the Afghan government for facilitating TTP attacks inside its territory, a charge Kabul denies. The surge in militant attacks has strained ties between Pakistan and Afghanistan, leading to deadly border clashes in October that saw dozens killed and several wounded on both sides.
