An explosion near a polio centre in Quetta’s Satellite Town on Wednesday killed at least 14 people and injured over 10.
According to reports, thirteen of the dead are policemen while one of them is an FC official.
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti has said that ‘ it might be a suicide attack as investigations are underway.’
“We will not bow down before terrorists,” Bugti told local media, adding that the blast was an effort to disrupt peace in Balochistan.
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Police Quetta Syed Imtiaz Shah told a local media that seven to eight kilogramme of explosives were used in the blast.
Victims have been shifted to the Civil Hospital Quetta, where an emergency has been imposed.