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8 FC Personnel Killed in Dera Bugti Ambush, Raising Security Concerns
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News18•28-09-2026, 21:49
8 FC Personnel Killed in Dera Bugti Ambush, Raising Security Concerns
- •Eight Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in an ambush in Pakistan’s Balochistan province.
- •The attack occurred in the Dera Bugti area, targeting a vehicle traveling towards Sindh.
- •A civilian driver was also among the casualties in the incident near the Inayat Shah Darbar area.
- •The ambush follows recent attacks in Dera Bugti, including assaults on a district council chairman's residence and a gas company camp.
- •The incident heightens concerns over security along the Dera Bugti-Sui-Kashmore corridor, vital for energy infrastructure.
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At least eight Frontier Corps personnel and a civilian driver were killed after their vehicle was ambushed while traveling toward Sindh in Pakistan's Balochistan province.
Armed militants attacked the residence of Dera Bugti District Council Chairman Ghulam Nabi Shambani and a gas company camp in the Loti area.
In August, two Frontier Corps personnel were killed and three others injured when a Mari Gas convoy was ambushed along the Sui-Kashmore route in Dera Bugti.
