Four children were killed in the blast while 38 others were injured, Dashti said, adding that the bus was made a target when it was near Zero point.
He also stated that the bodies and the injured people have been taken to the nearby hospital for medical assistance.Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi condemned the explosion, stating, ““The beasts who target innocent children do not deserve any leniency.”
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No group has taken the responsibility for the blasts as of yet. However, Baloch militants are suspected to be behind the incident, as per a report by The Associated Press.
The Pakistani military also issued a statement, stating that the incident was planned by India which was carried out by “its proxies in Balochistan” calling it as a “cowardly and ghastly attack”. New Delhi has made no comment on the matter.
Most of the attacks in the province are claimed by the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) which has vowed for the independence of the region and more attacks on the Pakistani army and its associates.
The Pakistan government claims that India backs BLA which is denied by the Indian government. Recently, during the India Pakistan conflict after India’s Operation Sindoor, which targeted terror camp sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), the BLA had also appealed the Indian government to support in its freedom movement, calling for increased military operations by the Indian Army.
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India, however, did not respond to the request, and a ceasefire ‘understanding’ was made between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of both the countries on May 12, halting all kinds of firings across the border.
In March, BLA personnel had killed 33 people, mostly Pak soldiers, by hijacking a train carrying over 400-450 passengers in Balochistan.
First Published: May 21, 2025 11:52 AM IS
