KARACHI, June 29 — Fourteen police personnel in Pakistan’s Balochistan province have been dismissed from service after an inquiry found they failed to resist a militant attack on a police station in the port city of Gwadar. The assailants made off with a large cache of arms and ammunition.
Gwadar Superintendent of Police (Security) Abdul Waheed, who headed the inquiry committee, said the 14 officials — including sub-inspectors — were dismissed for gross negligence, corruption, violation of security protocols and irresponsible conduct while on duty. The attack took place on the night of June 7.
Unidentified armed men overpowered the personnel deployed at the station, according to Waheed. They “looted official weapons, ammunition and other government equipment, and fled without facing any resistance.” The station is the main police station in Gwadar.
A significant quantity of arms, ammunition, and official property was taken.
The dismissals come amid growing scrutiny of policing and security in violence-hit Balochistan. Insurgent groups there frequently target security personnel, government installations, and Chinese interests.
Gwadar is the focal point of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC). The port city has seen repeated attacks in recent years by separatist groups. Militants have carried out suicide bombings and coordinated assaults targeting Chinese nationals, security personnel, and government installations in and around the city.
Balochistan is Pakistan’s largest but least developed province. It has witnessed a decades-long insurgency led by groups such as the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) and the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF).
What researchers and security analysts find intriguing is the pattern of failure: a police station meant to project authority instead became a source of weaponry for militants. The mechanism of the attack — armed men entering without meeting resistance — raises hard questions about training, morale, and command.
The dismissed personnel include sub-inspectors, suggesting the failure ran through the ranks. The inquiry found corruption and irresponsible conduct alongside the negligence.
For the people of Gwadar, the question is how the security apparatus responds next. With CPEC investment flowing into the port, the pressure on local policing is unlikely to ease.
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