QUETTA: An explosion in the Kharan District of Balochistan wounded at least 13 people on Tuesday, Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Qasim said.
Four critical patients were shifted to Quetta while the remaining were taken to the District Headquarters Hospital, he said.
Qasim said the bomb, fitted in a motorbike, exploded shortly after a vehicle of security forces passed through the neighbourhood.
Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo condemned the incident, calling it an act of terrorism and ordered an inquiry.
“Anti-state elements want to disrupt peace in the province,” said Bizenjo. “The people of the province stand by their security forces to eradicate the scourge of terrorism.”
Militant groups, including the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan, have been carrying out a small-scale insurgency in the province. Although the military had quelled the insurgency in Baluchistan, violence has increased in recent months.
The province also shares a long border with Iran and Afghanistan.
