2 children killed, cops among 14 injured in Pakistan blast

Pakistan, Aug 24: Two children were killed on Saturday while two policemen were among 14 people injured when a blast occurred at a main market near Surkhab Chowk in Balochistan’s Pishin district, hospital officials said.

According to a list of the casualties issued by Dr Wakeel Sherani, the medical superintendent at Pishin Civil Hospital, two children were killed while the 14 injured persons included two women.

Thirteen of the wounded were referred to the Quetta trauma centre, Dr Sherani said.

According to Pishin City Station House Officer (SHO) Mujibur Rehman, the two injured policemen were in critical condition and had been referred to the Quetta hospital after being provided with first aid.

“Apparently, the explosive material was planted in a motorcycle,” SHO Rehman said, adding that as a result, three vehicles were damaged.

The Counter-Terrorism Department and the Bomb Disposal Squad have reached the incident site to collect evidence for a probe, the official said.

Balochistan Government Spokesperson Shahid Rind condemned the “terrorist incidents in Pishin and Noshki”, regretting the loss of precious human lives.

“Anti-society and anti-state elements do not deserve any concession,” Rind asserted. “Terrorists are targeting innocent and sinless people to achieve their nefarious goals,” he added.

The spokesperson directed the provincial health department to provide the best medical facilities to those injured in the blast. (DAWN)