QUETTA: Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred on Friday while three others were injured in an explosion near the bomb disposal squad of the security forces in the Margat area of Quetta.
According to security sources, a powerful blast occurred near the bomb disposal squad of security forces in Margat. As a result, four FC personnel lost their lives and three sustained injuries. Following the explosion, a large contingent of security forces and rescue teams reached the area. The bodies and the injured were shifted to the hospital.
The personnel were identified as Subedar Shehzad Amin, Naib Subedar Abbas, Sepoy Khaleel, and Sepoy Zahid. The injured were identified as Lance Naik Zafar, Lance Naik Farooq, and Sepoy Khurram Saleem.
Sources said that the security forces have cordoned off the area and launched an investigation and search operation to find the culprits.
Provincial Food Minister Noor Muhammad Khan Dummar strongly condemned the landmine blast in Quetta’s Margat area. He expressed deep sorrow over the loss of precious lives and injuries and extended heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families. He said that the entire nation stands united in the grief of the affected families.
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