ORMARA: A man was killed on Thursday after an improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a motorcycle exploded in Ormara, a coastal town in Balochistan’s Gwadar district, according to police officials.
The victim was identified as Raja, a resident of Makola tehsil in Pasni. Police said he had spent the previous night as a guest at the home of Syed Muheem Jan before preparing to leave for his hometown the following morning.
According to investigators, the explosion occurred when Raja started the motorcycle to begin his return journey. The IED fitted to the vehicle detonated immediately, killing him at the scene.
Following the blast, police and security personnel rushed to the area, cordoned off the site and launched initial investigations. Authorities collected evidence from the scene for forensic examination as part of efforts to determine the nature of the attack and identify those responsible.
Investigators are examining the circumstances surrounding the incident, while further inquiries remain under way.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in militant violence, particularly in the provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, since 2021, following the return of the Afghan Taliban to power in Afghanistan.
In response to increasing cross-border militancy, Pakistan launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq, during which security forces reported killing numerous Afghan Taliban operatives and allied militants, while injuring hundreds more.
Tensions along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border escalated further in October 2025 when the Afghan Taliban and affiliated militant groups allegedly carried out attacks on Pakistani border posts, triggering a series of border clashes.
Despite multiple rounds of diplomatic engagement between the two countries, a comprehensive agreement has yet to be reached. Pakistani officials have repeatedly expressed concerns over what they describe as the Afghan Taliban administration’s reluctance to take effective action against militant groups operating from Afghan territory.