The provincial government also announced a three-day mourning period in solidarity with the victims' families. It stated that security measures have been strengthened and pledged to retaliate "with full force" against the separatists.
Seven people were killed — five schoolchildren, one police personnel, and a passer-by — in a blast reportedly targeting a police mobile near the Girls High School at the Civil Hospital Chowk in Mastung, Balochistan, Geo News reported.
The blast struck a second-hand clothes market in the Pamir Cinema district, said the humanitarian group Emergency NGO, which runs a surgical centre in the Afghan capital.
The separatist Baluch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attacks in Quetta, the provincial capital, which occurred on Tuesday. This comes just days after the group had urged shop owners to refrain from selling flags and warned against celebrating the holiday on Wednesday.
According to a senior police official, the explosion occurred when children, who were picking trash, were sifting through the garbage. However, it was unclear what kind of explosive device was used.
At least one policeman was killed and several injured in a massive explosion that took place outside the main gate of the University of Balochistan near Quetta’s Saryab Road on Monday.
At least seven people killed and several injured after a blast in Pakistan's Quetta in Balochistan province on Monday.
According to news agency ANI, the blast occurred inside a mosque in Kuchlak in Quetta, Balochistan.
At least 14 people were killed and several injured in the blast, rescue and hospital sources said.
Balochistan Home Minister Sarfaraz Bugti while condemning the attack confirmed the deaths in the attack. While 22 others were injured and are being treated at the hospital in Quetta.
At least 11 people were killed and over 20 injured after a bomb exploded near the office of the regional police chief in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province today.
At least 12 people were injured in a roadside blast targeting a Pakistani security vehicle near a private Hospital in the city of Quetta on Thursday. According to rescue officials, six civilians and four security
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