Daily Dawn Staff Reporters + Dawn TV
Quetta: In Balochistan, the number of people killed in simultaneous attacks by armed men at different places in the province has increased to 39.
In a statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on Monday, it has been said that security forces and law enforcement agencies have killed 12 militants by taking timely action.
In late-night attacks in Balochistan, gunmen also blew up a railway bridge and set fire to more than a dozen vehicles.
According to officials, between Sunday and Monday night, the militants carried out major attacks simultaneously in Musakhel, Mastung, Kalat, Lasbela, Kachhi, and Gwadar, in which Levies, police stations, security forces camps, and government properties were targeted.
Dozens of attackers also attacked Quetta Karachi, Quetta Dera Ghazi Khan, and Quetta Sukkur highways.
They blocked the roads stopped the vehicles and searched, due to which the main highways of the province remained closed for traffic throughout the night.
