Quetta : Police say the blast hit a police vehicle, injuring five people. A policeman was martyred and 16 others, including 13 policemen, were injured in a blast in Sariab Road area of Quetta.
A spokesman for the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) said a policeman was killed and 13 policemen and three passers-by were injured in an explosion on Sariab Road near Balochistan University.
All the injured policemen and three passersby have been shifted to Civil Hospital.
Police say the blast targeted a police vehicle. The bomber struck shortly after noon in front of a police station.
The Balochistan Chief Minister has called for a report on the Sariab Road blast and ordered an inquiry.
The Chief Minister expressed sorrow over the martyrdom of a policeman and the injured in the blast and said that the subversive elements wanted to destroy the peace of the province and would not allow terrorists to succeed in their nefarious aims.
