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<p>Police in&nbsp;Balochistan’s Mastung district said on Friday (Nov 1) that seven people, including five children, were killed in an explosion here. Speaking to Dawn,&nbsp;Mastung District Police Officer (DPO) Miandad Umrani said that a policeman was also killed in the explosion.&nbsp;</p>

<p>DPO&nbsp;Umrani said that the blast occurred&nbsp;near a police van at a chowk near the Civil Hospital and a girls&nbsp;school. Seventeen people were injured in the explosion.</p>

<p>The Dawn report said that&nbsp;injured were being treated at Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital and Mastung District Headquarters Hospital, with 11 of them later shifted to the Quetta Trauma Centre (QTC).</p>

<h2><strong>Deceased children between the ages of 5-10</strong></h2>

<p>The officer further added that explosive material&nbsp;was fixed in a motorcycle and was detonated via “remote control.” Umrani pointed out that the deceased children were between the ages of five and 10.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Footage from the explosion site showed police personnel and people gathered near a charred police van.</p>

<p>Several auto-rickshaws near the area were also damaged, Urmani added.</p>

<h2><strong>Balochistan CM condemns blast</strong></h2>

<p>"Condolences to martyred policemen and the heirs of innocent children, terrorists have now targeted innocent children along with poor laborers, the humanitarian incident is condemnable, terrorists have now targeted innocent children in soft target, innocent children and innocent children," Balochistan Chief Minister&nbsp;Sarfaraz Bugti said in a post on X.</p>

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<p dir="rtl" lang="ur">وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان میر سرفراز بگٹی کی مستونگ میں دھماکے کی مذمت<br />
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شہید پولیس اہلکار اور معصوم بچوں کے ورثاء سے اظہار افسوس، دہشت گردوں نے غریب مزدوروں کے ساتھ اب معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ بنایا، انسانیت سوز واقعہ قابل مذمت ہے ، دہشت گردوں نے سافٹ ٹارگٹ میں اب معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ…</p>
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<h2><strong>Five killed at construction site in Balochistan</strong></h2>

<p>The&nbsp;attack in Mastung&nbsp;came three days after five people were&nbsp;killed in an attack by armed men at the construction site of a small dam in Balochistan, officials said on Tuesday.</p>

<p>"We accept responsibility for killing seven informers and instrumentalists in Panjgur, Kech and Quetta," said separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a statement, as reported by news agency Reuters.</p>

<p>The five dead, and two wounded, all worked at the construction site in Panjgur, spokesperson for the&nbsp;Balochistan&nbsp;government Shahid Rind said in a statement, adding the attack took place late at night.</p>

<p>Balochistan has seen an increase in strikes by separatist ethnic militants.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Last year on September 29, a total of 50 people were killed and dozens were injured in a suicide bombing near a mosque in Mastung. People had gathered&nbsp;to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad.</p>

<p>Following the explosion, a state of emergency was declared in Balochistan.&nbsp;</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


Police in Balochistan’s Mastung district said on Friday (Nov 1) that seven people, including five children, were killed in an explosion here. Speaking to Dawn, Mastung District Police Officer (DPO) Miandad Umrani said that a policeman was also killed in the explosion.

Police in Balochistan’s Mastung district said on Friday (Nov 1) that seven people, including five children, were killed in an explosion here. Speaking to Dawn, Mastung District Police Officer (DPO) Miandad Umrani said that a policeman was also killed in the explosion. DPO Umrani said that the blast occurred near a police van at a chowk near the Civil Hospital and a girls school. Seventeen people were injured in the explosion. The Dawn report said that injured were being treated at Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital and Mastung District Headquarters Hospital, with 11 of them later shifted to the Quetta Trauma Centre (QTC). Deceased children between the ages of 5-10 The officer further added that explosive material was fixed in a motorcycle and was detonated via “remote control.” Umrani pointed out that the deceased children were between the ages of five and 10. Footage from the explosion site showed police personnel and people gathered near a charred police van. Several auto-rickshaws near the area were also damaged, Urmani added. Balochistan CM condemns blast "Condolences to martyred policemen and the heirs of innocent children, terrorists have now targeted innocent children along with poor laborers, the humanitarian incident is condemnable, terrorists have now targeted innocent children in soft target, innocent children and innocent children," Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfaraz Bugti said in a post on X. وزیر اعلیٰ بلوچستان میر سرفراز بگٹی کی مستونگ میں دھماکے کی مذمت شہید پولیس اہلکار اور معصوم بچوں کے ورثاء سے اظہار افسوس، دہشت گردوں نے غریب مزدوروں کے ساتھ اب معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ بنایا، انسانیت سوز واقعہ قابل مذمت ہے ، دہشت گردوں نے سافٹ ٹارگٹ میں اب معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ… — Chief Minister's Office Balochistan (@CMOBalochistan) November 1, 2024 × Five killed at construction site in Balochistan The attack in Mastung came three days after five people were killed in an attack by armed men at the construction site of a small dam in Balochistan, officials said on Tuesday. "We accept responsibility for killing seven informers and instrumentalists in Panjgur, Kech and Quetta," said separatist militant group the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in a statement, as reported by news agency Reuters. The five dead, and two wounded, all worked at the construction site in Panjgur, spokesperson for the Balochistan government Shahid Rind said in a statement, adding the attack took place late at night. Balochistan has seen an increase in strikes by separatist ethnic militants. Last year on September 29, a total of 50 people were killed and dozens were injured in a suicide bombing near a mosque in Mastung. People had gathered to celebrate the birth of the Prophet Muhammad. Following the explosion, a state of emergency was declared in Balochistan. (With inputs from agencies)

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Blast in Pak's Balochistan: Death toll rises to seven, CM condemns explosion