According to a police official, the explosives were attached to a motorcycle and detonated by remote control.
Karachi,Updates: December 20, 2022 06:54 IST
The blast took place at a market in Khujdar district of Balochistan (Representational photo)
by Press Trust of IndiaAt least 13 people were injured in a blast on Monday at a market in Khujdar district of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province.
A senior police officer said the explosives were attached to a motorcycle parked in the market and detonated by remote control.
A police officer said, “Since it was night time, there were less people around and most of the shops were closed, so there were no casualties.”
“Police have reached the area and cordoned it off,” the officer said.
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The injured were taken to the district headquarters hospital, out of which the condition of two is stated to be critical.
The attack comes amid growing militancy in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province with the reported withdrawal of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Taliban militants from Afghanistan.
Currently, a standoff is going on between the terrorists and the security forces who captured the Bannu Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) complex on Sunday.
The militants, who were detained at the facility, have taken interrogators hostage and are demanding safe evacuation to Afghanistan.
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