{"id":1280,"date":"2026-09-01T06:53:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/?p=1280"},"modified":"2026-09-01T06:53:32","modified_gmt":"2026-09-01T06:53:32","slug":"ziarat-cross-attack-5-personnel-killed-7-injured-in-balochistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southasianchronicle.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/01\/ziarat-cross-attack-5-personnel-killed-7-injured-in-balochistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Ziarat Cross Attack: 5 Personnel Killed, 7 Injured in Balochistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Armed attack on Ziarat Cross Customs House and Police Station, 5 personnel martyred, 7 injured, dozens of vehicles set ablaze<\/h1>\n<p><strong>Quetta (Syed Sardar Mohammad Khondai)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last night, unidentified armed men launched a major attack on the Customs House and Police Station at the sensitive location of Ziarat Cross in Balochistan.<br \/>\nAccording to sources, the armed men suddenly attacked under the cover of darkness and set fire to the Customs House building, the Levies Station, and dozens of small and large vehicles parked there, as a result of which the entire compound was engulfed in flames.<br \/>\nAs a result of this attack, 5 personnel were martyred while 7 personnel were injured.<br \/>\nThe martyred personnel have been identified as:<br \/>\nHavaldar Ziaullah, Havaldar Samiullah, Naik Noroze, Naik Shakeel, and Sepoy Sajawal.<br \/>\nThe injured personnel have been identified as:<br \/>\nHavaldar Jahangir, Naik Sardar, Naik Shabbir, Sepoy Anwar, Sepoy Hikmat, Sepoy Ashiq, and Sepoy Ghulam Rasool.<br \/>\nThe injured were immediately shifted to a nearby hospital, where the condition of some is reported to be critical.<br \/>\nSources say that the burning of vehicles seized and held at the Customs House has caused financial loss worth billions of rupees.<br \/>\nImmediately after the incident, the fire brigade, district administration, and rescue agencies reached the spot and started the process of extinguishing the fire, while security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation.<br \/>\nFear and panic prevail in the area. 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