ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: At least 2 children were killed while 10 people including two policemen were injured when an explosion went off on Saturday near police lines in Pishin district of Balochistan province.
Police said that the blast occurred near Surkhab Chowk in Pishin.
Talking to media, the Pishin City Station House Officer (SHO) Mujibur Rehman told that the blast occurred when a “bomb fixed to a motorcycle” exploded, damaging three vehicles near it.
Meanwhile, the Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemned the blast near Police Lines in Pishin and expressed regret over the death of 2 children in the explosion.
The interior minister extended heartfelt sympathy and condolences to the families of the deceased children, and prayed for the speedy recovery of the injured police personnel and others.
وفاقی وزیرداخلہ محسن نقوی کی پشین میں پولیس لائنز کے قریب دھماکے کی مذمت
وزیرداخلہ کا دھماکے میں 2 بچوں کے جاں بحق ہونے کے واقعہ پر اظہار افسوس
جاں بحق بچوں کے لواحقین سے دلی ہمدردی و اظہار تعزیت
وزیرداخلہ کی زخمی پولیس اہلکاروں سمیت دیگر افراد کی جلد صحتیابی کیلئے دعا— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) August 24, 2024
Mohsin Naqvi said that terrorists who target innocent children do not deserve to be called human beings.
The minister reiterated the resolve that the war against terror will continue until the terrorists and facilitators are eliminated.
“This is the battle for the survival of Pakistan and to give a peaceful and secure Pakistan to the new generations,” he said.
The interior minister said that the entire nation and security forces are standing side by side in the war against terrorists.
معصوم بچوں کو نشانہ بنانے والے دہشتگرد انسان کہلانے کے حقدار نہیں۔
دہشتگردوں اور سہولت کاروں کے خاتمے تک یہ جنگ جاری رہے گی۔
یہ پاکستان کی بقا اور نئی نسلوں کو پر امن اور محفوظ پاکستان دینے کی جنگ ہے۔
قوم اور سکیورٹی فورسز اس جنگ میں شانہ بشانہ کھڑی ہیں۔ محسن نقوی— Ministry of Interior GoP (@MOIofficialGoP) August 24, 2024
