Two people died while 17 were injured after an explosion occurred outside the Double Road market in Quetta, a health department spokesperson said.
“Two people were killed and 17 were injured in an explosion on Quetta’s Double Road,” said Balochistan’s health department spokesperson Dr Waseem Baig. “The injured have been moved to the trauma centre at Civil Hospital.”
Balochistan government’s spokesperson Shahid Rind said in a statement that the explosion occurred near a police van, adding that the nature of the blast is being determined.
A media.com correspondent present at the site of the incident said that a police vehicle was also hit by the explosion.
Last week, a member of the Anti-Terrorist Force (ATF) was martyred and six others were injured —three of them critically— when a roadside bomb targeted a police vehicle on Quetta’s Brewery Road.
The security situation in Balochistan has deteriorated over the last few months, with separatist militants frequently attacking police and armed forces personnel.
The outlawed Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), in particular, has adopted new tactics to cause higher casualties and directly target Pakistani security forces. Last year, the Interior Ministry noted a “significant rise in terrorism incidents and evolving terrorism patterns” since the Afghan Taliban seized control of Kabul in August 2021, especially in the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan’s activities in KP, the Baloch nationalist insurgency in Balochistan, and ethno-nationalist violence in Sindh.
This is a developing story that is being updated as the situation evolves. Initial reports in the media can sometimes be inaccurate. We will strive to ensure timeliness and accuracy by relying on credible sources, such as concerned, qualified authorities and our staff reporters.
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