At least six people, including two policemen, were killed in two separate bomb attacks in southwestern Pakistan amid a surge in violent attacks in the country. Two policemen were killed overnight when a magnetic bomb attached to their vehicle went off in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan. Another two policemen are reported to be in critical condition, a local police official said on February 26. Hours later, at least four people were killed in an explosion in a busy market in the Barkhan district of the province.
