QUETTA: Security forces has foiled attack carried out by Indian sponsered terrorists and gunned down five Fitnatul Hindustan on Zarghoon Road, Quetta.
As per details, the explosion left at least five civilians dead and over 20 others injured.
Security sources said, that the suicide attack was carried out by Fitnatul Khawarij. The attacker was dressed in an FC uniform and was accompanied by five other terrorists, they said.
Security sources said that all six terrorists, including the suicide bomber, were killed in the timely response of the forces. While two FC soldiers were injured in the firing and explosion, they maintained.
The rescue sources stated the bodies of deceased and injured were shifted to various hospitals. The death toll has increased to 10 from five after more injured persons died during treatment, the sources said.
On the other hand, Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the death of 10 people in the explosion and said that the injured are undergoing treatment in hospitals.
Furthermore, Minister Kakar and Health Secretary Mujeeb-ur-Rehman have imposed an emergency in Civil Hospital Quetta, BMC Hospital Quetta and Trauma Centre.
According to the the Health Department, all consultants, doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses, and paramedical staff are present in the hospitals.
Pakistan has seen a rise in terror attacks in the past few years, especially in Afghanistan’s neighbouring provinces of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.
