GWADAR: The house of former Balochistan minister and central leader of the Balochistan National Party (Awami) Mir Asghar Rind was blown up on Sunday, while a leader of BNP-Mengal survived an armed attack in Turbat district.

Official sources said that unidentified people had planted explosives around the house of Mr Rind in the Gomazi area of Mand and blew it up.

“The house was completely destroyed in the blast,” Levies officials said, adding that no casualty had been reported as no one was present in the house when the blast occurred.

The blast also partially damaged the house of Mr Rind’s brother located in the same area.

Meanwhile, Mir Hamal Baloch of the BNP-Mengal escaped an armed attack while traveling between Sirkin and Mirabad in Turbat district when armed men opened fire on his convoy from nearby mountainous. Security guards of Hamal Baloch retaliated and after a heavy exchange of fire the attackers fled away.

No casualty has been reported.

Hamal Baloch will contest the July 25 elections on the ticket of BNP-Mengal from PB-47-Turbat.

Published in Dawn, June 11th, 2018