TTP Claims Attack on Joint Police and Customs Facility in Pishin; Multiple Casualties Reported

TTP Claims Attack on Joint Police and Customs Facility in Pishin; Multiple Casualties Reported
An overnight attack targeted a joint Police and Customs facility and nearby Frontier Corps positions in the Gharki area of Ziarat Cross, Pishin district, Balochistan, resulting in multiple casualties among security and Customs personnel.
According to security-related reports, five FC personnel were killed and seven others wounded during the attack. Those reported killed were Captain Ziaullah, Havaldar Samiullah, Lance Naik Noroz, Lance Naik Shakil and Sepoy Sajawal. Of the seven wounded personnel, two were reported to be in serious condition.
Separately, four Customs officials were also reported killed during the attack. Earlier local reports said armed attackers targeted the Gharki Police and Customs buildings, while vehicles at the Customs facility were subsequently set on fire. Reports that the overall death toll may have risen further have not been independently confirmed.
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack. In a statement, the group said its Special Istishhadi Force (SIF) carried out the assault on the joint Police and Customs facility and claimed that 15 personnel were killed or wounded. The TTP also claimed its fighters seized weapons and equipment and brought down a quadcopter.
The casualty figures and additional claims made by the TTP have not been independently verified.
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