A senior police officer escaped a murder attempt in the outskirts of Quetta on Sunday. Balochistan Constabulary Police Superindent Manzoor Bangulzai was passing by Mian Ghundi when explosives planted along the road blew up. He escaped the attempt; however his vehicle was damaged in the blast.
Soon after the blast, police and bomb disposal squad rushed to the site and cordoned off the area. The explosives were detonated by a remote-controlled device, said police. In another incident, a gas pipeline was blown up in Dera Bugti district on Sunday.