QUETTA: At least 28 people martyred while more than 29 people are Injured and still under observation.
The first blast killed 16 people in Pishin district. A second explosion left 12 people dead in Qila Saifullah to the east. The injured were shifted to nearby hospitals.
Police sources said at least eight people died on the spot and 13 others sustained injuries in blast near Jamiat Ulama-e- Islam (JUI) election office of Maulana Abdul Wasay from PB-3 in Qila Saifullah district area of Baluchistan on Wednesday.
According to Levies sources, the blast occurred at the Election office of JUI’s candidate Maulana Abdul Wasay in Qila Saifullah district. As a result, eight people died on the spot while 13 others received injuries
The bodies and the injured are shifting to the nearby hospital. The victims’ identity could not be ascertained so far. Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) reached the site and cordoned off the entire area and started investigation of nature blast. The bomb in Pishin, a town about 100km (62 miles) south-east of the Afghan border, went off in front of an independent candidate’s party office. The provincial authorities said 25 people were also wounded. Images on social media showed cars and motorbikes blown apart by the force of the explosion. Officials said the candidate was meeting his polling agent at the time. According to Baluchistan Caretaker Information Minister Jaan Achakzai, JUI-F candidate Maulana Abdul Wasi was unhurt as a result of the explosion.
