A powerful
explosion today in Pakistan's troubled southwest Balochistan province killed 25
people and injured 45 others. In this deadly attack Pakistan's Senate Vice
President Bal Bal escaped, though his car got damaged and he was injured.
Maulana Abdul Gafur Hyderi was targeted at the Mustang area of the province,
when he came out after addressing the people present there after a zoom prayer
in a mosque. The area where the blast occurred is about 70 km from the
provincial capital Quetta.
Balochistan
Government spokesman Anwarul Haq said, "It was a powerful explosion in
which 25 people were killed and 45 were injured. Islamic State has taken
responsibility for the attack on its official Amak News Agency.
Kakar said
that the car which was attacked by the attackers did not have Hadarri. However,
the Senate Director's staff, iftar, were killed with the Mughal driver and two
colleagues of the Vice President of the Senate.
Deputy District Superintendent
of Mustang Hospital told that most of the people killed were workers of Jameet
Ulema-e-Islam (JU-Fazal Group).
Haydari, who
belongs to the JU-F, said, "As soon as we came there was a heavy explosion in the car. I am
alive, Allah has saved my life. The explosion happened suddenly, causing me to
break the window glass. I'm injured but safe. The driver and other people
sitting next to me are badly injured".
-----Sonal