• Bomb blast occurred at Agha Sultan Ibrahim Road of Khuzdar city.
• DC  Khuzdar confirmed that a vehicle was targeted through IED.
• The victims were identified as Amanullah Zehari and Navid Shahwani.

QUETTA: At least two persons lost their lives and several others injured in a bomb blast that occurred in Khuzdar Balochistan.

Rescue sources said the bomb blast occurred at Agha Sultan Ibrahim Road of Khuzdar city in Balochistan.

Deputy Commissioner Khuzdar confirmed that a vehicle was targeted through an improvised explosive device (IED), in a result two killed and seven injured.

He added that the deceased persons included the son of a local journalist. The victims were shifted to a nearby hospital. The victims were identified as Amanullah Zehari and Naveed Shahwani.

After the blast, the security forces have surrounded the area and started checking the entry and exit routes.

Chief Minister Balochistan Abdul Quddus Bizenjo condemned the bomb attack. He said that terrorists are subjecting innocent citizens to barbarism and the government will thwart any conspiracy to destabilise the province.

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He said that terrorist attacks should be condemned on tribal, political, society and public levels. He added that all stakeholders must unite against the menace of terrorism.