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Another attack in Khuzdar on the home of Meer Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal.
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Ziarat SP suspended following terrorist attack on police post; committee formed to probe incident


Saleem Shahid
July 8, 2026

QUETTA: The Ziarat superintendent of police (SP) has been suspended following a terrorist attack on the Mangi Dam police post, it emerged on Wednesday.

On Tuesday, at least nine police officials, including two station house officers, embraced martyrdom in the attack, while 15 alleged terrorists were killed in a clearance operation after the attack.

Balochistan chief minister’s aide for media and political affairs Shahid Rind, confirmed the SP’s suspension to Dawn and said that the government had issued a notification in this regard.

Separately, the provincial government also constituted a four-member inquiry committee to probe the incident.

According to a notification dated July 7 and available with Dawn, the committee was tasked with establishing the “complete sequence of events leading to, during and after the terrorist attack”.

The committee will also ascertain the facts and circumstances surrounding the incident and evaluate the deployment, preparedness, response, command, control and coordination of all concerned law enforcement and security agencies.
 
It still boggles my mind that why have we not sealed Baluchistan and launch a major operation like Rah-e-Rast or Rah-e-Nijat or Zarb-ul-Azb? when will our state go scortch earth on this Baluch issue? this has been going for far too long and people are still not distancing themselves from BLA, so there is lack of Govt's will and people approval of violence.
 
Suicide attack in Kalat
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It still boggles my mind that why have we not sealed Baluchistan and launch a major operation like Rah-e-Rast or Rah-e-Nijat or Zarb-ul-Azb? when will our state go scortch earth on this Baluch issue? this has been going for far too long and people are still not distancing themselves from BLA, so there is lack of Govt's will and people approval of violence.
Few years back, had a discussion with one of my close acquaintances when he was visiting Houston who happened to be close to the upper military ranks. Per his assessment, around half a million troop deployment was needed to fully eradicate the BLA/BRA menace.
Needless to say, in the current situation on the eastern border and now the western border as well, this won't be happening. So these kind of attacks would continue and I don't think there intensity is subsiding anytime soon.
 

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