At least 70 persons were killed and several injured in bomb blast in Civil Hospital Quetta after unknown armed men killed Balochistan Bar President in Quetta on Monday morning,
According to rescue sources, scores of lawyers were injured due to the blast. A stampede ensued after the blast took place, causing anarchy and chaos everywhere. A couple of minutes before the blast had taken place, the dead body of Bilal Anwar Kasi, the Balochistan Bar Association President who had been killed earlier in a firing incident. Sources claimed that among the dead, mostly were lawyers since several had been present inside the hospital when the blast had taken place.
Hospital sources put the number of injured at more than thirty-five. The blast took place at the external gate of the Emergency Department of the hospital. A heavy contingent of police arrived on the scene and sealed the area. Rescue teams arrived to assist the injured and shift them to another hospital for medical treatment.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the bomb blast and also the murder of Bilal Anwar Kasi. He directed the provincial government to arrest the culprits behind the attacks immediately and bring them to book.
