QUETTA – At least eight people including a Levies official and two levy menwere injured in a remote control device blast near Police Line at Bypassarea of Pishin district on Sunday.According to Levies sources, anexplosion was occurred when a Levies Naib Tehsildar Bostan Abdul KarimTareen along with his gunmen was passing through the area in a vehicle atPishin’s Bypass.As a result, eight people including Naib Tehsildar Abdul Malik Tareen, hisdriver Salahuddin and his gunman Abdullah received injuries on the spot.The injured were shifted to nearbyhospital where the victims were referred to Civil Hospital Quetta forfurthertreatment in view of their critical condition after completing initialmedical processes. Nearby buildings were also damaged in powerful blast.Local administrations including police, Levies forces and law enforcementagencies reached the site soon after theincident and cordoned off the area and started investigation.Chief Minister Balochistan Mir JamKamal Khan strongly condemned the incident of attack on security forcesin Pishin.He said nefarious designs and coward attack of terrorist could notweaken the strong commitment and passion of the nation, said press releaseissued here today.Jam Kamal directed concerned authorities to take all availablemeasures to arrest those elements involved in the remote control explosionsonsecurity forces in Pishin for justice as soon as possible.He ordered the health department to ensure all facilities to theinjured during treatment and prayed for early recovery of the victims.Balochistan Minister for Home MirZia-Ullah Lango also condemned the incident of Pishin blast and anddirected concerned officials to submit report after completion ofinvestigationsprocess.He was talking to media aftervisiting the civil hospital Quetta soon after the blast of Pishin.Home Minister said such cowardly attack has not weaken nation moral and oursecurity forces, war is continued againstterrorists in country including Balochistan till their ending from theareas, saying that our brave security forces are being investigated intothe matterfor bring suspects for justice at any cost.“Terrorist attack in Balochistan was linked with Afghanistan”, he said,adding that United Nation would make formulation of a task force forAfghanistan country in order to maintain peace there, because peace ofAfghanistan is important for Pakistan including Balochistan.Earlier, he inspected the civil hospital Quetta to inquire after thetreatment of injured victims and prayed for early recovery of them. – APP
Terrorist attack in Balochistan linked with Afghanistan
