AWARAN: At least one person lost was killed and seven others were injured when an explosive went off outside a shopping mall in Balochistan’s Awaran district on Saturday, police said.
Ali Akbar of the Awaran police station told local media that preliminary evidence points to an IED as the source of the explosion.
The wounded, including women and children, have been transported to the District Headquarters Hospital, he added.
In a statement released shortly after the explosion, Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus Bizenjo denounced the tragedy and expressed sympathy for the victims.
He gave the authorities instructions to give the injured the finest medical care possible.
“Cowardly terrorists targeted innocent children and other citizens including women. The people of Balochistan look at these perpetrators with hatred,” Bizenjo said, adding that terrorists who “create an atmosphere of terror” were the enemies of the province.
Meanwhile, Adviser to Balochistan Chief Minister on Home Mir Ziaullah Langove has instructed authorities to expedite relief work at the blast site.
