Four Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were martyred when an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion took place at the Marget-Quetta road. 

According to the military’s media wing, “Terrorists targeted FC troops, employed for security of Marget Mines on Marget-Quetta road using and improvised explosive device (IED).”

They were identified as Subedar Sardar All Khan, Sepoy Musaddaf Hussain, Sepoy Muhammad Anwar and Sepoy Awais Khan.

A large scale operation in the area is ongoing to hunt the terrorists responsible for the attack, said the ISPR. 

"Such cowardly acts by inimical elements cannot sabotage hard-earned peace and prosperity in Balochistan," said the ISPR.

Earlier on June 1, four Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers had been martyred and six others sustained injuries in separate terrorist attacks in Quetta and Turbat.