QUETTA: Local authorities have beefed up security in the provincial capital and its surrounding areas after rocket attacks rocked different parts of the city late on Wednesday night .
Official sources said security had been placed on high alert, with strict measures taken to maintain law and order and ensure the protection of life and property.
Security forces launched a search operation soon after the attacks, which were carried out from unknown locations in the mountainous areas surrounding Quetta.
Sources said that more than two dozen suspects had been taken into custody from these areas for interrogation.
Over two dozen suspects detained from surrounding mountainous areas
Four rockets were fired by unidentified assailants at the provincial capital, injuring three people and damaging at least two houses.
“Rockets were fired from unknown locations and landed in different areas of the city,” DIG Quetta Imran Shoukat confirmed. He added that two rockets hit the rooftops of houses on Akhtar Mohammad Road and Mir Ahmed Road, damaging solar panels and portions of the structures.
Other rockets exploded in Shanti Nagar and Faqir Mohammad Road areas.
The first rocket landed on Mir Ahmed Khan Road and exploded near a transformer, which caught fire and was destroyed. Three people were injured in the area. Another rocket struck Faqir Mohammad Road, while a third hit Akhtar Mohammad Road. A fourth landed in Shanti Nagar, hitting the rooftop of a house and creating a large hole. Doors and windowpanes of the house were also damaged.
Following the explosions, police and Frontier Corps personnel rushed to the affected areas and shifted the injured to Civil Hospital.
The local administration issued a high alert and tightened security across the city. Helicopters were also deployed to locate the sites from where the rockets had been fired.
Police officials said that security forces cordoned off the affected areas immediately after the attacks.
Adviser to the Home Department Babar Yousafzai said the situation was under control and that security forces had launched operations to trace those responsible.
Published in Dawn, May 1st, 2026