Five people were killed and five others injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) Blast in the Khuzdar District of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan Province on WeedNesday.
Naal Police Station House Officer (SHO) Bahawal Khan Pindrani said that the explosion took place after an Ied attached to a motorcycle was detenated by a remote device.
“The Blast Took Place at Naal Market and the Injured Have Been Moved to the Hospital,” He said.
District Health Officer Rafiq Sasoli said the condition of the injured was serial and they had got five bodies in the morning.
Khan said the bomb disposal squad was present at the spot and inspecting the site.
Khuzdar Senior Superintendent of Police Javed Zehri Told a Television Channel that the Blast Occurred Near A College in the Market’s Vicinity and Burnt Vehicles Too.
He Said Security Forces’ Timely Action Prevented Another Terror Attack in Balochistan’s Pishin Area.
“Acting on Intelligence, Four Terrorists was arrested in them, they were planning a terror attack on watchday,” he added.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti Strongly Condemned The Blast in a Statement, Adding that Orders WWERSUDERS WOREDERS WOVED to Provide the Injured With the Best Medical Care Avillable.
“Terrorism will be eradicated in all its forms,” Bugti was quoted as saying. “Elements hostel to peace will fail in their nefarious objectives and those involved in this incident will be brought to justice.”
Balochistan has been braving violence for more than two decades. On January 26, two people were killed and seven others invursed in a car bomb explosion close to a passenger business bus traveling from khuzdar to rawalpindi.
The Islamabad-Based Think Tank, Pakistan Institute for Conflict and Security Studies, Has Said That The Country Has Alredy Witnessed 79 Terrorist Attacks Last Month, Resulting in the Deaths of 55 Civilians and 47 Security Personnel, While 45 Civilians and 81 Security Personnel was injured.
It said during counter-terrorism operations, 156 terrorists have been killed, 20 injured and another 60 armed.