QUETTA, Pakistan: Quetta once again was rocked by an explosion on Friday evening, three days after a blast claimed two lives in the Capital of Country’s southwestern Balochistan Province, reports DND News Agency from Islamabad citing his correspondence of Quetta.
The blast went off inside a mosque in Ghausabad area of Satellite Town, Quetta, when the people were offering Maghrib prayer.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Amanullah and the prayer leader (Imam) along with 13 other persons were martyred in the blast while 19 persons received injuries.
There are fears that deaths/causalities may go up because some injured – rushed to the Civil Hospital Quetta for medical treatment – are critically wounded.
I have demanded an immediate report on the condemnable cowardly terrorist attack in Quetta targeting a mosque & people at prayers. Have asked prov govt to ensure all medical facilities are provided to the injured. Martyred DSP Haji Amanullah was a brave & exemplary officer.
— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) January 11, 2020
Intelligence networking circles say that involvement of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) also known as Daesh cannot be ruled out. However, the real situation would clear after thorough investigation.
Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan has directed for report about the blast and expressed his condolences with families of victims. He stated that Pakistan’s resolve to fight terrorism is unshaken and the nation gave sacrifices to establish peace in the Country.
FC Bln troops reached Qta blast site. Area cordoned off. Joint search operation with police in progress.Injured being evacuated to hosp.
“Every possible assistance be given to police & civil administration. Those who targeted innocents in a mosque can never be true Muslim”, COAS.— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) January 10, 2020
Soon after the blast, the security forces immediately cordoned off the area.
اِنَّا لِلّٰہِ وَاِنَّآ اِلَیْہِ رَاجِعُوْنَ
سیٹلائٹ ٹاؤن کوئٹہ کے علاقے غوث آباد کی مسجد میں دھماکے کی شدید مذمت کرتا ہوں۔ دھماکے کے نتیجے میں شھید ہونے والے بلوچستان پولیس کے ایک اور بہادر آفیسر ڈی ایس پی امان اللہ کی شہادت پر انتہائی دکھی ہوں۔ #QuettaBlast pic.twitter.com/bLJXaFvZ97
— Qasim Khan Suri (@QasimKhanSuri) January 10, 2020
بلوچستان پولیس اور عوام نے دہشت گردی کی طویل جنگ میں لازوال قربانیاں دی ہیں۔ دھماکہ ملک کا امن تباہ کرنے کی سازش ہے، بلوچستان میں گڑبڑپھیلانے کی مذموم سازش کرنے والےپاکستان کو عدم استحکام سے دوچار کرنا چاہتے ہیں۔ دھماکے کے نتیجے میں زخمی ہونے والوں کی جلدصحتیابی کیلئے دعا گو ہوں۔
— Qasim Khan Suri (@QasimKhanSuri) January 10, 2020
Earlier on Tuesday, two persons were killed and 14 were injured when a bomb planted in a motorcycle was detonated through a remote control device near a vehicle of Frontier Corps (FC) on Quetta’s Mekangi road.
