2 children Among 3 Killed in Blast in Balochistan's Pishin

Quetta: In a blast in Balochistan's Pishin District, three people lost their lives including two children, and 13 people including two policemen, were injured, according to Pakistani media sources.

The explosion occurred at a police checkpoint located in the main market near Surkhab Chowk.

This attack is part of a series of incidents following the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) breaking a cease-fire agreement with the Pakistani government in 2022 and pledging to target security forces.

Wakeel Sherani, the medical superintendent at Pishin Civil Hospital, informed that two children died in the blast and initially, 14 people were injured.  Of the injured people, 13 were transferred to the Quetta Trauma Centre, where a woman later died from her injuries.

Among the injured, five were in serious condition, two had minor injuries, and three were receiving treatment. Two victims have already been discharged from the trauma center.

Pishin City Station House Officer (SHO) Mujibur Rehman said that the two injured policemen are in critical condition. He indicated that the explosive material was likely planted in a motorcycle, causing damage to three vehicles.

The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and the Bomb Disposal Squad have arrived at the scene to gather evidence for their investigation.

Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the attack and described the terrorists who attacked children are not humans.

Last month, a similar IED blast in Pishin injured three policemen and three pedestrians.