GWADAR: A soldier was martyred and seven others were injured in a landmine explosion and subsequent ambush by armed militants in the Jiwani area of Gwadar district.
According to officials, Coast Guards personnel were travelling in their vehicle when it hit a landmine in the Duran area on Saturday.
After the blast, armed men on motorcycles ambushed the vehicle and opened fire. The martyred soldier has been identified as Sameer.
Hafiz Baloch, a senior police officer at the Jiwani police station said that the martyred and injured were moved to a nearby hospital.
A search operation has beenlaunchedinthe area to arrestthe attackers.
Last week, a Levies soldier and a police constable were martyred in two separate armed attacks in Bolan and Kalat areas.
In the first attack, unidentified armed men opened fire on a check post of Levies Force, martyring soldier Khalid Hussain Kurd.
In the second attack, armed miscreants on motorcycles opened fire on a police vehicle at the highway near Mughalzai area. The firing left three cops injured, while constable Nazeer Ahmed Bangulzai embraced martyrdom while being taken to Quetta for treatment.