The Balochistan government has decided to establish a joint security check post at Killi Babri in the Hanna Urak area on the outskirts of Quetta to strengthen security and improve coordination among law enforcement agencies following a deadly militant attack.
According to an official information today, the Home Department in a letter informed the Additional Inspector General of Police (Operations), Balochistan, and the Deputy Inspector General (North), Frontier Corps, Balochistan, that the decision had been taken after the local community voluntarily provided land for the facility. The proposed check post is intended to enhance security, enable a rapid response to potential threats, and improve coordinated security arrangements in the area.
The department directed the police and Frontier Corps to conduct a joint assessment and finalize the exact location of the check post, along with its operational requirements, manpower, infrastructure, equipment, and other necessary resources in accordance with applicable laws, rules, and standard operating procedures. The agencies were asked to submit a jointly agreed proposal to the Home Department at the earliest for approval by the competent authority and the issuance of formal orders.
The move follows an attack a day earlier in Killi Babri, Hanna Urak, in which armed militants from the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) allegedly killed three local tribesmen and wounded six others. The deceased were identified as Muhammad Ashraf, son of Abdul Ghafoor; Naqeebullah, son of Muhammad Fatah; and Younas Khan, son of Muhammad Hassan. The injured were identified as Muhammad Rafique, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Naeem, Nur Adil, and Zahoor Ahmed.
The attack sparked protests by tribesmen from Hanna Urak, who staged a sit-in outside B.A. Maal on Airport Road, blocking traffic in the area. Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove met the demonstrators in an effort to persuade them to end the protest, but the participants continued their sit-in.