KHUZDAR: One person was killed while seven injured in a roadside explosion in the Khori area of Balochistan’s Khuzdar, the Levies confirmed in a statement on Sunday.
The incident occurred on the M-8 Motorway when a passenger bus, on its way to Rawalpindi from Khuzdar, passed by an explosives-laden roadside vehicle.
A total of 13 people were travelling in the bus which had a total capacity of 40 passengers.
The deceased’s body has been shifted to the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) whereas the wounded have been taken to Trauma Centre Khuzdar.
The unfortunate incident comes as the province along with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) has faced the brunt of terrorist attacks which have witnessed a surge in recent months.