At least five people, including three schoolchildren, were killed, and several others were injured in an explosion in Mastung, Balochistan, on Friday. The blast targeted a police vehicle near Civil Hospital Chowk.
The attack resulted in the deaths of five individuals: three schoolchildren, one police officer, and a passerby, with many of the injured also being schoolchildren. Emergency services quickly transported all the injured to Civil Hospital, where a state of emergency has been declared to handle the situation.
This tragic incident is reminiscent of another deadly attack in the district last year, when a suicide bomber struck an Eid Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) procession, killing at least 55 people, including a police officer, and injuring over 100 others. Among the casualties was Mastung’s Deputy Superintendent of Police, Nawaz Gashkori, who was targeted when the bomber detonated explosives next to his vehicle.
Following that attack, local hospitals were overwhelmed with casualties, receiving 30 bodies at Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital, while more victims were taken to District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Mastung and Civil Hospital Quetta.
