Summary Suicide bomber blew himself up near an Imambargah in Hazara Town when people were offering prayers.
QUETTA (Dunya News /Agencies) – The bomb exploded near an Imam Bargah in Aliabad area of Hazara Town here on Sunday.
According witness, the blast took place near an Imam Bargah followed by firing. The area plunged into darkness after the thunderous explosion that disrupted the power supply.
According to media reports, the bodies and injured were rushed to Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Bolan Medical Centre and Civil Hospital.
According to sources, the dead bodies and injured were rushed to Combined Military Hospital, Bolan Medical Centre and Civil Hospital.
A number of houses and shops were also damaged in the attack.
The security forces completely cordoned off the area following the high-intensity suicide blast and media persons and members of rescue teams were not being allowed to enter the crime scene.
The attack once again targeted the Hazara Town in Quetta despite presence of heavy security and it is being feared that the death toll could mount.
According to an eye witness, the blast took place near an Imam Bargah followed by firing. The area plunged into darkness after the thunderous explosion that disrupted the power supply.
Majlis Wahdatul Muslimeen (MWM) has announced three-day mourning across the country while Hazara Democratic Party (HDP) has called a shutter-down strike in Quetta.
Earlier in the day, at least 17 people including a child were killed and 32 others sustained injuries in a powerful blast near Badaber police station in Peshawar.
Police said militants targeted security forces convoy in the attack. The dead and injured were rushed to Lady Reading Hospital. Condition of six injured is said to be critical.
Those killed also include two women while women and children are also among the injured, twenty of whom are said to be in critical condition.
President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif have strongly condemned the explosion and expressed deep grief over the loss of the precious lives.
They directed the authorities concerned to provide best possible medical facilities to the injured.
