QUETTA, July 26: Three people were injured when a tractor was blown up in a landmine explosion in the Tali Mat area of Dera Bugti on Wednesday.

An exchange of fire was also reported between security forces and militants. Official sources said the three villagers were going to their fields in the tractor that hit the landmine on a road.

A senior police officer in Sui said the injured – Rozi Bugti, Tao Bugti and Sher Mohammad Bugti – had been admitted to a Sui hospital.

After the incident, police and personnel of other law- enforcement agencies visited the site and conducted a search to clean the area of landmines.

Opinion

Editorial

A difficult story
Updated 12 Jun, 2026

A difficult story

Unless productivity becomes the dominant target of economic policy, Pakistan will continue to oscillate between crises and fragile recovery.
Rough waters
12 Jun, 2026

Rough waters

AMONGST the key potential triggers for fresh conflict in South Asia is water. The Indian state is behaving in an...
Politicised football
12 Jun, 2026

Politicised football

ALMOST three-and-half years since Lionel Messi led Argentina to FIFA World Cup glory, the latest edition of...
GB polls’ aftermath
Updated 11 Jun, 2026

GB polls’ aftermath

The new administration must address the region’s issues proactively.
Peace in retreat
11 Jun, 2026

Peace in retreat

THE ceasefire announced in April was supposed to create space for negotiations. Instead, it has been repeatedly...
A few good men
11 Jun, 2026

A few good men

IT was a brave move, no doubt. This Tuesday, in the land of the Afghan Taliban, a few good men decided to take a...