At least 10 people were killed and more than 30 others injured on Tuesday (September 30, 2025) after a powerful bomb attack targeted the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province.
The blast occurred on a busy street near the main gate of the FC headquarters, sending shockwaves across the city. Residents reported hearing the explosion from miles away, while ambulances and rescue workers rushed to the site to evacuate the wounded. The injured were taken to nearby hospitals, where officials warned that the death toll could rise due to the critical condition of several victims.
Provincial Health Minister Bakhat Kakar confirmed the fatalities and said emergency protocols had been activated at hospitals in Quetta. He expressed concern that the number of casualties might increase as doctors continued to treat those gravely injured.
CCTV footage aired on local television channels appeared to show a car stopping in front of the FC compound before detonating. Moments later, heavy gunfire erupted, with security personnel engaging the attackers. The explosion damaged nearby vehicles, shattered windows in surrounding buildings, and left the area strewn with debris.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti, according to a PTI report, strongly condemned the attack and confirmed that four assailants were shot dead by security forces in the aftermath of the blast. “Terrorists cannot break the nation’s resolve through cowardly acts, and the sacrifices of our people and security forces will not go in vain,” he said in a statement. Bugti reiterated his government’s commitment to ensuring peace and security in the province.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing. However, suspicion is likely to fall on Baloch separatist groups that have repeatedly targeted civilians and security forces in the province. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), which is banned in Pakistan, has claimed responsibility for a series of similar attacks in the past.
The attack highlights the persistent insecurity in Balochistan, a resource-rich province bordering Afghanistan and Iran that has been the scene of a decades-long separatist insurgency. Insurgent groups, including the BLA, demand independence from the Pakistani state and frequently strike at security installations, government facilities, and civilian targets.
Tuesday’s blast comes just weeks after another deadly attack in Quetta, when a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside a stadium following a nationalist party’s rally, killing at least 13 people and injuring 30 more. That incident, too, underscored the fragile security situation in the provincial capital despite an intensified counter-insurgency campaign by Pakistani security forces.
Quetta, home to both government institutions and a large military presence, has often been at the epicenter of militant violence. The FC, a paramilitary force operating under the interior ministry, plays a central role in counter-insurgency operations in Balochistan and is frequently targeted by insurgent groups.
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