34 killed, 130 injured in suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan's Balochistan - Punjabi News

Published on: 29 Sep 2023 at 02:33 PM

34 killed, 130 injured in suicide blast near mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan

Published by: The fact news

Karachi, September 29

As many as 34 people were killed and around 130 injured in a suicide blast near a mosque in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday when people were gathering for a rally to celebrate the birthday of Prophet Muhammad, according to media reports.

The explosion occurred near Madina Mosque in Mastung district, Geo News reported.

Mastung DSP Nawaz Gashkori, who was on duty for the rally, was among the deceased.

The explosion took place when people were gathering to mark Eid Milad un Nabi, the birth anniversary of Prophet Muhammad.

City SHO Mohammad Javed Lehri said the explosion was a “suicide blast” and that the bomber exploded himself next to the DSP’s car.

Lehri said the wounded are being shifted to a medical facility while an emergency has been imposed in the hospitals.

As many as 34 people were killed and around 130 injured in the blast, the Dawn newspaper quoted Dr Saeed Mirwani, chief executive officer of Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital, as saying.

Some of the injured were in critical condition.

Balochistan interim Information minister Jan Achakzai said rescue teams had been dispatched to Mastung. He said the critically injured are being transferred to Quetta and an emergency had been imposed in all hospitals.

“The enemy wants to destroy religious tolerance and peace in Balochistan with foreign blessings,” Achakzai said. “The explosion is unbearable.”

He said caretaker Chief Minister Ali Mardan Domki had directed authorities to arrest those responsible for the blast.

Meanwhile, interim Interior Minister Sarfraz Ahmed Bugti condemned the blast.