KHUZDAR (Dunya News) – At least two persons were killed and five others wounded in a blast in Khuzdar, a city in Balochistan province, on Sunday night, Dunya News reported.
According to details, the blast occurred near Umar Farooq Chowk in Khuzdar. Police and Levies personnel rushed to the area after the blast and after cordoning it off launched a rescue operation.
The dead and injured were shifted the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital, Khuzdar.
According to the deputy commissioner, it was an improvised explosive device (IED) blast, which was planted in a motorcycle parked near a market at Umar Farooq Chowk.
Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti strongly condemned the Khuzdar blast and expressed sorrow over the loss of lives. He also directed health officials to provide best treatment to the injured.
He said the incident was a barbarian act and the morale of Pakistani people could not be shattered through such attacks.
The nation would foil all such attempts to disturb peace in the country, he said, adding the elements involved in this inhuman and cowardly act would soon be brought to justice as law enforcement agencies were making all-out efforts to arrest terrorists.