Times of Islamabad

Funeral prayers held for policemen martyred in Quetta blast

Funeral prayers held for policemen martyred in Quetta blast

*QUETTA – An FIR has been registered against unidentified suspects afterthe blast in Quetta Monday night which claimed the lives of four policemen.*

Funeral prayers were offered for the martyrs. Balochistan Chief MinisterJam Kamal Khan, Balochistan Home Minister Zia Lango, IG Mohsin Butt, QuettaDIG Abdul Razzak Cheema and other officials attended the funeral prayersaside from family members of the deceased.

The martyred policemen were identified as Muhammad Ishaq, Ghulam Nabi,Mushtaq Shah, and Zulfiqar.

Mohammad Ishaq and Zulqarnain were from Lasbela while Zulfiqar was fromJhal Magsi and Mushtaq Shah from Jaffarabad

At least 12 people were also injured in the blast outside a mosque inQuetta’s Satellite Town.

The bomb exploded close to a police van stationed at a mosque during thetime for Isha prayers in Mini Market of Satellite Town at 8:35pm, DIGRazzak Cheema had said.