QUETTA: Four personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were gunned down in an ambush in the city’s Langovabad area early on Wednesday.
According to reports, unidentified men targeted the vehicle while it was on routine patrol duty on Sariab Road— the assailants fled after the attack.
The bodies of the deceased were immediately rushed to the nearby hospital. Police reached the crime site and started investigations.
Minister for Interior Ahsan Iqbal condemned the incident and expressed condolences with the bereaved families. In his condolence message, Ahsan Iqbal expressed his heartfelt grief over the loss of precious lives and said such cowardly acts will not frustrate the government’s determination to fight terrorism.
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti also condemned the targeted killing of the FC personnel.
Talking to media, he said that government would not spare those involved in spreading terror and fear among citizens.
ATTACKS ON SECURITY OFFICIALS:
It is becoming increasingly common in Quetta for militants to target security officials, along with religious minorities.
In January, two Balochistan Constabulary personnel were gunned down, while one injured by unidentified men on Quetta’s Double Road, according to reports.
The personnel were reportedly deployed at a flyover in the area for security duty.
In another such incident, at least five security personnel were martyred and six others were injured near Kech district of Balochistan.
According to reports, unidentified armed men opened fire on a security convoy near Shapook area of the district. As a result, one of the vehicles in the convoy turned turtle after the attack, killing five personnel.