After the assassination of Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti on August 26, 2006, andtill November 16, 2006, thirty-two people, including 24 civilians, have died in83 insurgency-related incidents in Balochistan. Before this, between January 1and August 26, 414 persons, including 198 civilians, 134 insurgents and 82soldiers, had been killed in at least 644 incidents. The insurgency evidentlycontinues to simmer and there has been a steady stream of bomb and rocketattacks on gas pipelines, railway tracks, power transmission lines, bridges, andcommunications infrastructure, as well as on military establishments andgovernmental facilities. Acts of violence are, according to Pakistani newsreports "not confined to a few districts but are taking place in practicallyall the Baloch districts including Quetta." Indeed, violence in the provincialcapital, Quetta, has increased in the recent weeks, with as many as 14explosions recorded since October 1, 2006. Landmine blasts continue to affectnormal life in the province. According to the Human Rights Commission ofPakistan (HRCP), there were 121 landmine blasts in 2006 (till September). Atleast 78 civilians and 28 soldiers were killed and over 150 people injured inthese incidents. Farid Ahmed, HRCP coordinator in Balochistan, indicated that"All these incidents have taken place in the Kohlu and Dera Bugti areas."