QUETTA, April 4: At least seven personnel of Frontier Corps were killed and 11 injured in two landmine blasts in Loti and Ghori area of Dera Bugti district on Monday and Tuesday, according to Nawab Akbar Bugti. Official sources, however, confirmed death of two FC men with six others suffering injuries.

Sources said that FC soldier Mohammad Nasir was killed when he was hit by a landmine in Habib Rahi area of Sangsilla while defusing it.

Another soldier was also reported killed and two were injured in Loti gasfield where a water tanker collided with a landmine. Sources further confirmed injuries to four FC men in another landmine explosion which occurred in Ghori area of Dera Bugti.

Calling from an unknown place on telephone, Nawab Bugti alleged that security forces had demolished hundreds of houses of Bugti tribesmen outside the Sui gasfield.

He said that the government had set up a force comprising people of Bandlani clan who were helping the security forces in raiding and demolishing the houses of Bugti tribesmen.

He said that earlier, the government had announced to clean up 200 meters area around the Sui gas plant but now security forces were cleaning up an area up to 5km.

“They are demolishing private houses of the Bugti tribesmen in Sui,” Nawab Bugti said. He said that government was shifting local population in Mat area that was located some 5km away from Sui township.

The JWP chief said that security forces had fired many rockets and mortar shells at his fort in Dera Bugti, which was lying vacant for the last two months. Nawab Bugti also termed recovery of arms and ammunition a “drama”.