Balochistan home minister survives attack on his convoy

QUETTA: Unknown gunmen on Monday targeted the convoy of Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti near Dera Bugti area of the country’s southwestern province.

“He was heading towards Dera Bugti from Sui area of the province when his convoy came under armed attack, in which he remained unhurt” Geo News reported.

The attackers fled as the security guards returned fire.

On January 22, Bugti narrowly escaped another life attempt when his convoy was targeted with a roadside bomb. Sarfaraz Bugti was on an official visit to his hometown when his convoy was hit by a roadside bomb in Baker tehsil of Dera Bugti.