QUETTA: At least two people were killed and two others were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast on Sunday in Dera Bugti district.
According to details, the bomb exploded outside the residence of a local elder, Wadera Mewha Khan, in the Pir Koh area. Khan was injured along with his son. Those who were killed in the blast were security guards at Khan’s residence but their names could not be confirmed. Mewha Khan was shifted to Pakistan Petroleum Limited Hospital at Sui for treatment.
A banned underground Baloch separatist group, the Baloch Republican Army, claimed responsibility for the blast saying that it wanted to target Wadera Khan as he was ‘spying’ for government intelligence agencies and was undermining Baloch interests.
Spokesman for the group Sarbaz Baloch told Daily Times that his organisation had warned people that it would not spare ‘spies’ and they would be targeted if they worked for government agencies or harmed Baloch interests.
Meanwhile in another incident, unidentified militants fired four rockets in Goth Shah Zain Bugti village of Dera Allah Yar. The rockets lanced in an open place and no loss of life was reported.
Police have registered both cases and have started investigations. staff report/online
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