Khuzdar: The death toll in the horrific terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar has climbed to eight after two more injured students martyred during treatment, security and hospital sources confirmed on Sunday.
Among the martyrs are seven girls and one boy, all of whom were students of various grades.
According to security officials, the latest victims, whose identities have been confirmed as student Sheema Ibrahim and student Muskan embraced martyrdom while undergoing treatment in Quetta.
Security sources revealed that a total of eight schoolchildren have now been martyred in the blast, with over 30 others injured, several of them critically.
The attack, which took place a few days ago, has left over 30 people injured, including numerous schoolchildren.
The initial blast, attributed to Indian-sponsored terrorists operating through proxies in Balochistan, targeted a school bus carrying children in the Khuzdar area.
On the day of the attack, three students—Sania Soomro (12), Hafza Kausar (12), and Aisha Saleem (16)—were among the first to be martyred.
Security sources reiterated that the attack was meticulously planned in India and executed by Indian-backed terrorist outfits, including Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), also referred to as Fitnat-ul-Hindustan, as part of a larger campaign to destabilise Pakistan.
Authorities have vowed that those responsible for the bloodshed will be held accountable.
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in Khuzdar has registered a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act, including charges of murder and attempted murder, as investigations continue into the incident.
