Female suicide bomber kills one, injures four in southwestern Pakistan

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Locals wait as the road is blocked after railway tracks collapsed, a day after separatist militants conducted deadly attacks, in Bolan district of Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, Pakistan August 27, 2024. (photo credit: REUTERS/NASEER AHMED)
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One of the groups, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has previously used female militants to stage attacks, a departure from most suicide bombings in the region that largely involve male perpetrators.

A female suicide bomber killed a Pakistani paramilitary force member and injured four others in Pakistan‘s southwestern Balochistan province, a district official said on Monday.One soldier of the Frontier Corps was killed and four others injured in the suicide attack conducted by a female suicide bomber,” said Bilal Shabbir, the deputy commissioner of Kalat District where the attack took place.No group immediately took responsibility for the attack.Several ethnic insurgent groups in Balochistan are battling the central government, saying it unfairly exploits gas and mineral resources in the province, where poverty is rife.

Previous attacks in Pakistan by armed groups

One of the groups, the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) has previously used female militants to stage attacks, a departure from most suicide bombings in the region which largely involve male perpetrators.

Vehicles move via an alternate route as the road is blocked after a railway track collapsed, a day after separatist militants conducted deadly attacks, in Bolan district of Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, Pakistan August 27, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/NASEER AHMED)
Vehicles move via an alternate route as the road is blocked after a railway track collapsed, a day after separatist militants conducted deadly attacks, in Bolan district of Pakistan’s restive province of Balochistan, Pakistan August 27, 2024. (credit: REUTERS/NASEER AHMED)

In August, at least 73 people were killed when separatist militants attacked police stations, railway lines and highways and security forces launched retaliatory operations, officials said on Monday.

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