TURBAT: At least one person was killed and seven others sustained injuries in a bomb blast at a market in Turbat, media reported on Tuesday.
According to the Police, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in a motorcycle parked outside a shop in Turbat Bazar.
Law enforcement agencies reached the spot and have cordoned off the area. The rescue officials shifted the injured to a nearby hospital for medical treatment and formalities.
Following the incident, the Balochistan chief minister, Jam Kamal Khan, condemned the attack and expressed grief at the loss of life. “Anti-state elements will not succeed in their nefarious plans,” he added.
The chief minister directed authorities concerned with the matters to leave no stone unturned in providing the best healthcare facilities to the injured. Balochistan Home Minister Mir Zia Ullah Lango has also summoned report of the blast from concerned authorities.
Earlier in May, a military officer and five soldiers were martyred in an explosion in Balochistan’s Kech area on Friday, said Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).
According to the military’s media wing, the security personnel’s vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled IED in Buleda area of Kech, 14 kilometers far from Pak-Iran border. The soldiers were returning from Buleda after checking possible routes used by terrorists in mountainous terrain of Mekran when they were targeted, read the statement. Last year on September 30, a suicide bomber had imploded himself near a medical college, security forces were targeted by terrorists in the heinous act resulting in the martyrdom of one law enforcer.
Moreover, Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday strongly condemned the blast in Turbat and expressed grief over the loss of life, a PM Office statement said. He directed the concerned authorities to provide best medical treatment to the injured and prayed for their speedy recovery. At least one person was killed and seven others injured in an explosion in a bazaar in Turbat as improvised explosive device (IED) exploded.
Meanwhile, Minister for Interior Ijaz Ahmed Shah on Tuesdaya strongly condemned the Turbat blast and expressed his deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious human life in the incident. In a statement, he said, the elements involved in such incidents were enemies of the country and deserved exemplary punishment. The minister prayed for early recovery of the injured.–Agencies
