Local reports indicate that insurgents completely surrounded the police facility, triggering an intense, prolonged gunfight with duty personnel before overrunning the post
Tensions have escalated sharply in Balochistan’s Pishin district following a high-stakes, targeted raid on the Saranan Police Station. Heavily armed militants stormed the complex, launching rocket-propelled grenades and detonating high explosives that caused extensive structural damage to the Saranan Bazaar installation. Local reports indicate that insurgents completely surrounded the police facility, triggering an intense, prolonged gunfight with duty personnel before overrunning the post.
Initial dispatches from the ground confirm multiple casualties as security personnel attempted to repel the assault. After disarming the remaining officers on site, the attackers seized weapons, official uniforms, and a police vehicle before making their escape along key transit routes.