Suicide Bombing Kills 9 Policemen In Southwest Pakistan: Police

Hospital authorities stated at least seven policemen were left injured in the suicide bombing in Pakistan's southwest region.

(Representational) : This year alone, around 102 policemen have been killed in bombing incidents across Pakistan.

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New Delhi: A suicide bombing killed around nine police personnel on Monday in Pakistan's southwest region, reported news agency Reuters. A suicide bomber crashed a motorbike against a police truck, as per the Pakistan police spokesperson Mehmood Khan Notizai.

Mehmood said the attacks occurred in the Sibbi region, which is located about 160 KM east of the capital city of Balochistan province Quetta.

Hospital authorities stated at least seven policemen were left injured in the suicide bombing, as mentioned by Reuters.

However, so far no organisation or terror entity has taken the responsibility for today's attack. Meanwhile, local and indigenous Baloch rebels and guerrillas have been involved in the fight against Pakistan's establishment for several decades in the past. They allege that the Islamic state uses them and their natural resources.

Amid its crumbling economy, Pakistan has been in a tough spot as it has been trying to resolve the challenges of fighting against militants.

Over 2,100 personnel have died and around 7,000 have been left injured since 2002 in the fight with Islamists in the country, as cited in a separate report by Reuters.

The report further noted in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa region, the killings of policemen increased 10 119 in 2022 from 54 in the year 2021. 

This year alone, around 102 policemen have been killed in bombing incidents across Pakistan, reported Reuters. The suicide bombings took place amid the ongoing economic crisis that has been a major blow to the country.

Recently, at least four soldiers died and 22 others, including employees of a petroleum company, were left injured in a suicide attack in the country’s North Waziristan tribal district last month. 

According to PTI, the incident happened when the suicide bomber riding a tri-wheeler laden with the bomb hit the vehicle of security forces that was escorting employees of a petroleum company.  

“The suicide bomber riding a tri-wheeler hit a vehicle of the security forces on duty with MPCL Petroleum Company in Khajori Chowk in North Waziristan tribal district bordering Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed and 22 others which included 15 employees of the company were injured,” a senior police official said, as quoted by PTI. 

It added that the employees of the Petroleum Company were on returning to their resting place under tight security after duty hours when the attacker ambushed one of the force’s vehicles escorting them. 

(With Inputs From Agencies)