Two bridges on a CPEC link road in Balochistan’s Washuk district were destroyed by explosives overnight, local sources said on Friday, amid a series of attacks on transport routes in the region.
The bridges were located in the Hurmagay area on a link road originating from Chagai district, the sources said.
They said unidentified persons had planted explosives on the bridges, with loud blasts heard in the remote area during the night.
There were no immediate reports of casualties. No group had claimed responsibility for the attack at the time of publication.
The blasts are the latest in a continuing series of attacks on bridges, highways and mineral transport routes in Balochistan, which intensified after the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) announced last month that it had established “complete control” over the Quetta-Taftan highway.
The group warned trucks, trailers and convoys carrying what it called “looted Baloch resources and minerals” not to use the route, saying it would no longer allow such vehicles to pass.
Transporters say insecurity on highways has disrupted the movement of minerals, goods and commercial vehicles in several parts of Balochistan.
The All Balochistan Goods Truck Transport Association and other transporter bodies observed a wheel-jam and shutter-down strike across Balochistan on Wednesday and Thursday, demanding security for transport routes.
Pakistani authorities have not issued an immediate statement on the Washuk bridge explosions.