Dozens of armed men overpowered personnel, snatched weapons, and set fire to official facilities before fleeing
Dozens of unidentified armed men on Wednesday set fire to a police station and demolished a security checkpost in Balochistan in coordinated attacks carried out in Pishin and Qila Abdullah districts.
According to official sources, more than 50 armed men riding motorcycles carried out simultaneous attacks on a police station in areas bordering the northwestern mountains of Quetta.
The sources said the attackers targeted Sultan Police Station in the Dinar area of Pishin, while simultaneously launching another assault a few kilometres away on the Gilo checkpost in the Doolangi area of Gulistan tehsil in neighbouring Qila Abdullah.
During the twin attacks, the armed men overpowered personnel on duty, snatched their weapons and seized official vehicles. They then set fire to the police station, the checkpost and adjacent residential quarters.
The attackers also demolished the checkpost structure using an excavator before fleeing the scene, the sources added.
Soon after the incident, a heavy contingent of security forces reached the area, cordoned off the region and launched a search operation and investigation.
Security has since been tightened across both districts, with strict monitoring at entry and exit points. A sense of panic and concern prevailed among residents following the high-profile attacks.
No group has so far claimed responsibility for the incident.