- By Ajeet Kumar
- Fri, 19 Sep 2025 04:32 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
A pair of car bombings hours apart in Pakistan’s insurgency-hit southwest killed at least 11 people and wounded about two dozen others on Thursday. The first attack occurred in Turbat, a district in Balochistan province, when a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle into a security convoy, police official Elahi Bakhsh said. Three security personnel and two local officials were killed, and 23 others were wounded in the attack, he said.
Pakistan taxi stand blast
Hours later, another car bomb exploded near the Afghan border in the southwestern city of Chaman, killing six people, said government administrator Imtiaz Ali. According to the local administration, the blast occurred when explosives concealed in passengers' luggage detonated at the busy stand. The injured and deceased were shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital. Authorities have launched an inquiry into the attack.
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The provincial Home Department said that security forces swiftly cordoned off the site, while investigators are probing the nature and motive of the explosion. In a statement, the department stressed that strict action would be taken against those facilitating terrorism in the province, Geo News reported.
Shehbaz Sharif condoles deaths
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the bombing, expressing grief over the deaths and wishing a speedy recovery for the injured. He directed authorities to provide the best possible medical care and emphasised that those behind the attack must be brought to justice. "Elements spreading unrest in Balochistan are enemies of the province's development and prosperity, and their nefarious designs will never succeed," the Prime Minister said.
No group claimed responsibility, but suspicion is likely to fall on the Pakistani Taliban and Baloch separatists, who frequently target security forces and civilians in the province.
Explosions in Pakistan
The latest attack came two weeks after a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a stadium as supporters of a nationalist party were leaving a rally near Quetta city, killing 14 people.
Pakistan has seen a surge in militant violence in recent years, with most attacks claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, who are known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP. The group is separate from, but closely allied with, the Afghan Taliban. The outlawed Baloch Liberation Army and other separatist groups also often stage attacks in Balochistan. The province has long been the scene of an insurgency, with separatists demanding independence from the central government.
(With inputs from agencies)