Massive remote controlled explosion in southwest Pakistan, 7 people including 5 school children killed

Islamabad:  Pakistan’s troubled Balochistan province has once again been rocked by explosions. At least 7 people, including 5 school children and a policeman, were killed in a remote-controlled explosion here on Friday. This information was received from media reports. According to the news ‘Dawn newspaper, the explosion took place at 8:35 am near a school located at Civil Hospital Chowk in the Mastung district of the province.

Quoting Pakistan’s Kalat Division Commissioner Naeem Bajai, the report said, “It appears that an IED (improvised explosive device) was planted on a motorcycle which exploded near the police mobile vehicle.” Bajai said, “So far seven people have died, including five school students.” At least 22 people have been injured in the attack. In such a situation, the death toll is expected to increase. At present, all the injured have been admitted to the nearest hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.

Most of the injured were schoolchildren

Most of the people injured in this blast are schoolchildren. According to the news of ‘Geo News’, the number of school children injured is quite high. All of them have been admitted to the nearest hospital. According to the news, a police vehicle and many auto-rickshaws were damaged in the blast. The news quoted the spokesperson of the provincial health department as saying that an emergency had been declared in all the hospitals of Quetta after the blast. All doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses, and other medical staff have been called.