Deadly Blast Targets Coal Miners in Pakistan's Restive Balochistan

A bomb exploded in southwestern Pakistan, targeting a vehicle carrying coal miners, killing at least 11 and wounding six. The attack, possibly executed with a remote device, occurred in Balochistan amidst ongoing separatist insurgency. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

A devastating bomb attack targeting coal miners occurred in southwestern Pakistan, claiming at least 11 lives and injuring six others, according to local officials.

The incident took place in Harnai, Balochistan, a region fraught with separatist insurgency. The truck was transporting miners to a coal mine when an improvised explosive device (IED), possibly remotely operated, detonated as the vehicle reached the location.

Yet to be claimed by any group, the attack highlights the ongoing security challenges in mineral-rich Balochistan, where the separatist ethnic Baloch groups and Islamist militants operate.