QUETTA: According to Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar, the number of people killed by the suicide explosion at the BNP rally on Sariab Road in Quetta has increased to 15.
Regarding the injured, Kakar stated that an inquiry committee has been established to look into the incident and that eight of the 38 people hurt in the explosion are still receiving treatment at the trauma center.
Extremely strict security measures prevented the suicide bomber from getting to the rally site,” the minister stated.
Several people were critically injured in the blast that tore through a crowded area close to Quetta’s Shahwani Stadium in the evening the day before.
