Overview

• Police sealed the Zarghoon/Hali Road area near the Frontier Corps base and launched a search operation after a high-intensity explosion and sustained firing.
• Casualty figures vary across outlets, with reports ranging from at least two to ten dead and 15 to 32 injured, and authorities still reconciling the numbers.
• Security sources said they thwarted a vehicle-borne suicide attack and killed six attackers linked to a group they identified as ‘Fitna e Hindustan,’ a claim not independently verified.
• The attackers were reported to be wearing Frontier Corps uniforms, and two FC personnel were wounded during the exchange of fire, according to security officials.
• Balochistan’s health authorities declared a citywide hospital emergency, no group has claimed responsibility, and investigators are reviewing CCTV showing flames and damaged vehicles.