At least one person was killed and seven others injured on Sunday when an explosion occurred near a passenger bus travelling from Khuzdar to Rawalpindi, officials said.
“The passenger bus, travelling on the M-8 Highway from Khuzdar to Rawalpindi, was targeted near Khori, some 25 kilometres from Khuzdar City,” Khuzdar District Commissioner Yasir Iqbal Dashti told Dawn.com.
Among the injured was the bus conductor, said to be in critical condition. The injured were immediately shifted to the Khuzdar Trauma Centre following the blast, DC Dashti said.
An investigation suggests that an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted in an Alto vehicle parked near the road.
A heavy police contingent, Frontier Constabulary and Levies forces reached the site of the incident and cordoned off the area. An investigation into the incident has begun.
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