Balochistan Home Department
Coverage of Balochistan Home Department in the Nexus archive.
- Bullet-riddled bodies of 6 kidnapped labourers found in Balochistan's Turbat
Six of seven kidnapped laborers were found bullet-riddled and tortured in Balochistan's Turbat after one was killed immediately following their abduction. The laborers, from Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, were working on a development project when they were taken by unidentified armed men. Balochistan's security situation has worsened, with a surge in terrorist attacks and kidnappings, including recent abductions of construction workers and excise officials.
- Sessions judge, his guard killed after vehicles targeted en route to Mastung
District and Sessions Judge Abdul Hakeem Kakar and his guard were killed when their vehicles were targeted by unknown armed men at Wali Khan crossing near Mastung. Additional Sessions Judge Tariq Lashari was injured in the attack, and the injured were transported to a hospital in Mastung.
- 3 killed, 5 injured as gunmen attack passenger bus in Balochistan's Mastung
Three people were killed and five injured in a gun attack on a Karachi-bound passenger bus in Balochistan's Mastung district, while a bridge on the National Highway was damaged in an explosion, disrupting traffic between Quetta and Karachi. The Balochistan Home Department imposed an indefinite curfew in Khud Kocha sub-tehsil to address the deteriorating security situation, as security forces reported killing 10 terrorists and arresting two female suicide bombers in recent operations.