Five policemen among 7 martyred in terrorist blast in Quetta

Seven people, including five policemen, were martyred and over 20 injured in a bombing in Quetta on Wednesday morning, according to hospital officials. Deobandi takfiri terrorists and ethnic separatists have made entire Balochistan province their target and they frequently kill innocent Pakistani Muslims.

According to the police, a truck of the Elite Force was targeted in the New Sariab area of the city around 8:30am while it was transporting personnel for duties.
The nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained as the bomb disposal squad is on site gathering evidence.
Sources said officials suspect the incident could be a suicide bombing.
Hospital officials said seven bodies, including five of policemen, and 24 injured, most of them policemen, have been brought to the Civil Hospital and CMH. Five of the injured are said to be in critical condition.
Sources said the truck was carrying around 30 policemen to duty.
The area where the attack occurred is unpopulated and situated on the outskirts of the city. Sources said several passersby shifted the injured to the hospital as well owing to its distance from the city centre.
Quetta DIG Razzaq Cheema told Geo News there were general threats regarding an incident of terrorism in the city.
Security forces, including the Frontier Corps, and emergency teams reached the site following the incident. The rescue operation has been completed while forensic and bomb disposal teams are conducting their investigation at the moment.
Attack will not deter us: home minister
Speaking to the media, Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said the attack seems vehicle-borne, but added that investigations are being conducted to determine the exact nature of the blast.
Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti addressing the media at the site of the attack. Photo: Geo News
Bugti said an emergency has been declared in all the hospitals of the city.
“The people and government of Balochistan will not be deterred from the fight against terrorism,” he said, adding the fight will continue till the last terrorist remains.
The minister said the facilitator of this attack, like others before, will be traced and brought to book.
Bugti said a diversion has been created to accommodate traffic on the by-pass as the site of today’s incident will remain closed until tomorrow since a forensic team from Lahore is en route to help in the investigation.
Answering a question, he said fighting an enemy who has already decided to die is not easy but they [security forces] are still fighting them.