Terror Attack on Police Academy in Pakistan

According to the latest resources, it has been found that more than 40 people got killed and dozens got injured, when three terrorists attack police training facility in Quetta, Balochistan. The attack on Balochistan Police College, which is located east of capital Quetta happened around 11 pm with gun fires continuously hitting the place. The home minister of Balochistan- Sarfaraz Bugti told the reporters that militants attacked the province by continuously firing. They had their suicide jackets on. He also corrected the number of militants with earlier 3 to 6. They first targeted watch tower sentry and after killing the officials over there, they were able to enter into the academy grounds. Later on, he was found tweeting that the death toll reached to 44 and the count of the injured people increased more than 118. This was the third deadliest attacks that happened in Pakistan this year. 

 The chief of Paramilitary Frontier Corps- Major General Sher Afgan said that the attack got over in 3 hours after they arrived. He also told the reporters that the communication of the militants intercept that they belong to the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group, which is affiliated with the Pakistani Taliban. They were in continuous communication with the operatives of Afghanistan. The compound was housing nearly 700 recruits when the attack took place. Hundreds of people were rescued and sent to hospitals. Military helicopters also overhead the place.

This is the first attack that has taken place after tension between India and Pakistan. Talking about the other side, otherwise this was the third major attack that Pakistan has experienced this year. Surely, this attack has brought huge loss of life and property and it will take some time for the Pakistani people to come out of the aftereffects, terror and danger of this attack.