Pakistan: At least 52 folks killed, dozens injured in suicide bomb blast in Balochistan

At least 52 folks have been killed and dozens others have been injured in a bomb blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday. One police officer additionally died within the blast. Mastung Assistant Commissioner (AC) Attahul Munim instructed Dawn newspaper that the explosion occurred close to an Eid Miladun Nabi rally close to Madina Masjid at Alfalah Road.

However, the variety of deaths and accidents can go up as extra reviews from the blast website emerge, because it has been described as a serious blast. Abdul Rasheed, a district well being official, mentioned a minimum of 52 folks had died within the blast and 58 others had been wounded.

The blast occurred when numerous folks had assembled in entrance of the mosque for the Eid Miladun Nabi procession. It is notable that Eid Miladun Nabi is the start anniversary of Prophet Mohammad.

The blast occurred close to the automobile of Mastung Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nawaz Gishkori, who was to stay on the sidelines of the procession. Nawaz Gishkori is among the many deceased. City Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Javed Lehri mentioned that it was a suicide bomb blast and that the bomber exploded himself subsequent to DSP Gishkori’s automobile.

Videos and pictures from the blast website that appeared on social media present quite a few bloodied corpses and what regarded like severed limbs strewn about.

Heartbreaking information is coming from Mastung, Balochistan. Blast In #Mastung, 7 Martyred, 50 Injured. #MastungBlast pic.twitter.com/AZ97dh1cdQ

— Aima Khan (@aima_kh) September 29, 2023

Officials mentioned that rescue groups have been dispatched to Mastung, and critically injured individuals are being transferred to Quetta. Balochistan interim Information Minister Jan Achakzai mentioned that an emergency has been imposed in all of the hospitals within the area.

“The enemy wants to destroy religious tolerance and peace in Balochistan with foreign blessings,” Achakzai mentioned. 

Officials in Balochistan have declared a state of emergency. No group has claimed duty for the assault.

This is the second main blast that has terrorised Mastung over the past 15 days. Earlier this month, as many as 11 folks together with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) chief Hafiz Hamdullah had been injured in a blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district. Mobile cellphone footage broadcast on tv confirmed a bloodied Hamdullah being supported by two gunmen as he spoke.

Mastung Assistant Commissioner Attaul Muneem instructed Dawn that 11 folks had been injured within the incident.

Earlier, a Frontier Constabulary (FC) official was killed and eight others, together with two civilians, had been injured in a blast in Pakistan’s Peshawar.

The blast occurred close to Prime Hospital Complex on Warsak Road, Warsak Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Arshad Khan confirmed {that a} automobile of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa FC’s Mohmand Rifles regiment was focused within the assault at round 10:30 am (native time). 

The automobile was heading from Machni to Peshawar when the blast occurred, he mentioned. Mohammad Arshad Khan mentioned that one Frontier Constabulary (FC) official was killed and 6 FC officers and two folks had been additionally injured, Dawn reported.