Car bomb attack on Balochistan security checkpoint kills 2, injures 16 — Pajhwok

KABUL (Pajhwok): Two civilians have been killed and at least 16 people, including three Pakistani border guards, injured in a car bomb attack on a security checkpoint in Mastung district of Balochistan, according to media reports. The attack took place on Thursday evening, November 12, at a Border Police checkpoint along the N-25 national highway in the Kanda Wa area of Mastung district. Dawn, quoting Balochistan police, reported that the attackers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the checkpoint, damaging nearby houses and a mosque. Two civilians were killed and at least 16 others injured in the blast, including three members of the border forces, the newspaper reported. The injured were shifted to hospitals for treatment. Meanwhile, Arab News reported that the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) had claimed responsibility for the attack. However, Pakistani police described the attackers as members of “Fitna al-Hindustan”.