QUETTA, BALOCHISTAN: Armed Attack Hits Khuzdar Construction Firm; Forces’ Checkpost, Death Squad Targeted in Kech, Awaran; Lithium Site Hit in Mashkel
The attack took place at a construction site in the Nal area of Khuzdar district, according to initial reports. Casualties were reported but could not be immediately confirmed.
Local sources said the company had been operating under the oversight of Samad Sumalani the head of a state-backed death squad active in the area.
The exact number and identities of those killed or wounded remain unclear and local reports describe panic spreading through the area following the attack. As of this report, no organization had claimed responsibility for the incident, distinguishing it from the other attacks reported the same day, most of which were attributed to Baloch militant groups.
In the Zamuran area of Kech district, Baloch militants reportedly carried out a heavy attack on a Pakistani army checkpost. Local reports described the assault as significant, though further details including casualties or the extent of damage were not immediately available.
In the Malar area of Kolwah, Awaran, Baloch militants reportedly attacked a group of men local sources describe as members of a state-linked death squad. Casualties among those targeted were reported but not independently confirmed.
In Mashkel, a site belonging to a lithium extraction company was targeted in a separate attack, during which machinery at the site was set on fire, according to initial reports. No casualties were mentioned in connection with this incident.
