All six injured people suffered bullet wounds, according to a senior police official.
The attack took place in the Khad Kocha area as Langove was travelling from Quetta to Kalat, Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said. “Six people were injured in the attack, but the minister remained unhurt and the convoy has returned to Quetta,” Rind said. All six injured people suffered bullet wounds, according to a senior police official. This was the fourth attack on travellers along the same highway since last month, according to officials.
Three of them were police personnel, with two reportedly in serious condition. They were taken to a hospital in Quetta for treatment.
Insurgents have repeatedly targeted people travelling through the area despite a major security operation carried out following the earlier incidents. Balochistan home minister Mir Ziaullah Langove escaped unharmed after armed attackers targeted his convoy in Mastung district on Friday, injuring six people, including three police personnel.