2 Killed in Suicide Blast in Pakistan’s Quetta

Two individuals, including a police officer and a civilian, died in a suicide attack near a Balochistan Constabulary truck in Quetta's Baleli area on Wednesday, police said.

At least 20 other people sustained injuries in the attack, including policemen and civilians, according to Quetta Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIGP) Ghulam Azfar Mahesar, reports DAWN.

"The explosion took place near the police truck […] due to the impact, the vehicle — which was carrying policemen — toppled and fell into a ditch," the official said in a press conference after the incident.

He said that a total of three vehicles fell victim to the blast — the police truck, a Mehran and a Corolla.

Mahesar added that the injured people have been moved to the Civil Hospital Quetta.

Earlier, Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Abdul Haq Umrani told Dawn.com that the blast site has been cordoned off and an investigation has begun.

Meanwhile, Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo, in a statement, condemned the attack and instructed authorities to provide the injured persons best treatment facilities.

He also promised that such "cowardly acts" would not dampen Balochistan's determination to establish peace. "All the elements involved in the incident and will be brought under the grip of the law," Bizenjo added.