Two Laborers Killed, Three Injured in Quetta Roadside IED Blast

A roadside improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Quetta district, Pakistan, claimed the lives of two laborers and left three others injured on Sunday. Police reported that unidentified attackers targeted a vehicle transporting a contractor and four laborers to a work site in the Wali Tangi area, approximately 30 kilometers from Quetta.

Senior Superintendent of Police Asif Ghafoor stated that the IED was detonated remotely as the pickup truck passed. The blast severely damaged the vehicle. Initially, five individuals, including the contractor, sustained injuries and were taken to Civil Hospital Quetta. Tragically, two of the injured later died from their wounds. The contractor was reportedly taking the laborers to the site for construction work on tube wells.

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Five people, including the contractor, were injured in the blast and shifted to Civil Hospital Quetta. Two of the injured later succumbed to their wounds.

In a separate incident in Quetta, unidentified armed men on a motorcycle fatally shot a former Afghan army commander. Police identified the victim as Haji Hazrat Ullah, also known as Rorad Achakzai, who had previously served as a commander in Afghanistan's Kandahar province. He had migrated to Quetta in 2021 and was residing in the Killi Raisani area on the outskirts of the city.

These incidents underscore a significant security deterioration in Balochistan. A recent report by the Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies (PICSS) indicated a substantial increase in casualties in the province during July. The overall death toll in Balochistan rose by 241%, from 109 in June to 372 in July, signaling a worsening security situation.

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Armed men riding a motorcycle targeted the former Afghan commander while he was passing through the area.