2025 Mastung bus bombing
terrorist attack in Balochistan, Pakistan
On 15 April 2025, a bus carrying personnel from the Balochistan Constabulary was targeted with an improvised explosive device, resulting in the deaths of three soldiers and injuries to twenty others.
Background
The Mastung District in Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan has been a center of insurgent and militant activity. The region has experienced violence linked to ethnic Baloch separatist groups as well as Islamic extremist organizations. Balochistan's strategic importance, resource wealth, and complex ethnic composition have contributed to ongoing instability.
Among the groups active in the region is the Islamic State –Khorosan Province (ISKP), a local affiliate of the Islamic State (IS) network. ISKP has claimed responsibility for a number of attacks in Pakistan, often targeting security forces, religious minorities, and civilians.
Pakistani security forces have been conducting counterinsurgency operations in Balochistan for several years in an effort to combat separatist and jihadist threats. Despite efforts, militant attacks remain a persistent challenge in the region.
Bombing
On the morning of 15 April 2025, a bus transporting personnel from the Balochistan Police to Kund Masoori area of Mastung for providing security a sit-in of the Balochistan National Party-Mengal in the Lakpass area was targeted by an improvised explosive device (IED), approximately 40 kilometers from Quetta. According to Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind, the explosion occurred on Dasht Road when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) planted on a motorcycle detonated near a bus carrying personnel from the Balochistan Constabulary.
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