Bomb blast kills 10, injures 31 in Pakistan's Quetta

At least 10 people were killed and 32 were injured on Tuesday after a bomb blast in Pakistan, Dawn.com reports.  

The blast ripped through a busy street near Quetta’s Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters, officials said.

Speaking to Dawn.com, Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the death and injury toll, saying, “Ten people have been killed while thirty-two were injured in the blast. The injured have been taken to the Civil Hospital and Trauma Centre.”

Meanwhile, Civil Lines Police Station House Officer (SHO) Ameen Jaffar told Dawn.com that “eight bodies were brought to the Civil Hospital after the blast.”

According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Operations Quetta Muhammad Baloch, “The blast occurred as an explosive-laden vehicle took a turn from Model Town towards Hali Road, near the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters.”

Television and social media footage captured the moment when the powerful explosion ripped through the street.

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti strongly condemned the incident, calling it a “terrorist attack.”

President Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the incident, saying “India-backed terrorists” were responsible.

Following the explosion, the Balochistan Health Department imposed an emergency in hospitals across the capital, according to Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman.

Speaking to the media later during a visit to the Civil Hospital, Health Minister Kakar said that the condition of six injured people was critical.