Unidentified armed men have carried out a series of heavy attacks on Pakistani army motorway posts and convoys in Mastung and Kalat, Balochistan, while 2 bridges on the Quetta-Karachi national highway have been destroyed with explosives.
According to sources, two separate attacks were carried out at different places on the same Pakistani army convoy heading to the Spilinji military camp in Mastung. The first attack came when armed men hit the convoy advancing towards Spilinji with heavy firing and bombing, with reports of heavy loss of life and property for the forces.
Later, armed men ambushed the same convoy again as it passed through the Maro area of Spilinji.
According to sources, 2 Pakistani army personnel were killed and 3 seriously injured in this second attack.
Meanwhile, in the Garari area of Kalat on Wednesday, armed men launched a major surprise attack on another Pakistani army convoy, inflicting heavy loss of life and property on the forces.
Meanwhile, according to local sources, 2 more bridges on the Quetta-Karachi national highway were destroyed last night in a series of blasts.
The first bomb blast occurred near Balochistan Hotel, where a bridge was blown up, while the second bridge was destroyed with explosives near Zhali graveyard.
Traffic on the highway has been severely affected by the destruction of the bridges.
