Grenade Attack in Balochistan Injures Five Punjab Labourers

Overview

• Masked men on two motorcycles threw at least two grenades at a Dalbandin lodging on Monday night, injuring five labourers, police said.
• Police identified the wounded as Muzammil, Mushtaq, Ismail, Khan Muhammad, and Ejaz Ahmed from the Punjab cities of Multan, Sialkot, and Narowal.
• Doctors at Dalbandin Hospital reported minor wounds and said the men were daily‑wage construction workers staying at the site.
• Security forces reported destroying multiple Afghan Taliban posts in the Chaman sector on Tuesday after what they called unprovoked fire from across the border.
• Regional officials and local media say violence has risen since the Tehreek‑e‑Taliban Pakistan ceasefire ended in November 2022, with Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa bearing the brunt.