A Police constable assigned to safeguard polio workers was killed in a firing incident near Eastern Bypass School in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 12, reports The Balochistan Post. Unidentified motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire and injured a Police head constable, identified as Jameel Ahmed, appointed for the security of the polio campaign near Eastern Bypass School. He was rushed to the Quetta Civil Hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries. However, the Polio team remained unharmed in the attack.
The Jamiat-ud-Nazria (JuN) chief Qari Mehrullah was attacked by unidentified assailants in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on January 12, reports The Balochistan Post. Qari Mehrullah who is contesting the elections from Balochistan Assembly Constituency PB-45 in the upcoming survived the attack.
A gas pipeline was blown up when unidentified persons planted an improvised explosive device (IED) near the pipeline in Bolan District of Balochistan on January 11, reports The Express Tribune. The detonation of the IED resulted in a huge explosion, causing significant damage to a 12-inch diameter gas pipeline. Subsequently, gas supply to various regions of Balochistan experienced partial disruption.