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The bodies of those killed in the attack in Balochistan have been kept in the hospital for identification.
20 people died and 7 were injured in a terrorist attack on a private coal mine in Pakistan's Balochistan province on Friday. According to Pakistani media Dawn, some attackers attacked the mine of Junaid Coal Company in Duki area.
During this, he used many modern weapons including rockets and hand grenades. Duki District Council Chairman Khairullah Nasir said the attackers also set fire to 10 coal engines and machines. The people killed in the attack are from different areas of Pakistan.
Some of them are also residents of Afghanistan. Police and security force teams have surrounded the area and started a search operation to catch the attackers. So far no rebel or terrorist organization has claimed responsibility for the attack. After the attack, demonstrations have also started at many places in Duki.
Many vehicles also caught fire after the attack in Karachi.
Claim- The attackers gathered the mine workers and shot them. Qatar's media house Aljazeera, quoting a local police officer, has informed that the attackers gathered all the workers working in the mine at one place and shot them. This is the second terrorist attack in Pakistan in the last 4 days.
Earlier on October 6 also, there was an explosion near Karachi Airport late at night. Three people were killed in this, while 11 were injured. After the attack, the Chinese Embassy had demanded an investigation. On this, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif himself had assured to lead the investigation.
73 died in 3 terrorist attacks in Pakistan in August
Three civilians among those who died were from Balochistan. Apart from these, 20 citizens were residents of Punjab.
At least 73 people were killed in separate terrorist attacks in Pakistan's Balochistan in August. Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) took responsibility for this attack. After this, the Pakistani Army had issued a statement saying that 21 terrorists were also killed in retaliation in Balochistan.
There was a terrorist attack on Pakistan's Gwadar Port in March. In March this year, there was a terrorist attack on the Gwadar Port Authority (GPA) being built with the help of China in Pakistan. Several blasts and firing took place in the complex in Gwadar. There was also a passport office here, which was destroyed in the blast. 8 terrorists were also killed. All eight killed belonged to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), a banned organization in Balochistan.
A day before the elections in February, 24 were killed in a blast.
The blast outside the office of an independent candidate was caused by explosive material kept in a bike. (Photo- Rana Malhi)
In February, a day before Pakistan elections, two blasts took place in Balochistan. The first explosion occurred in Pishin city. 12 people died and 30 were injured. The blast took place outside the office of independent candidate Asfand Yar Khan Kakar. Kakad was not present in the office during the blast.
Shortly after this, the second blast took place outside the office of Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F) party candidate Maulana Abdul Wase in Kila Saifullah city of Balochistan. 12 people have died in this attack, while 25 have been injured. A total of 24 people died in both the blasts.
