Adviser to the Balochistan Chief Minister on Education Raza Muhammad Barrech on Tuesday narrowly survived a remotely controlled explosion near Joint Road of Quetta.
The driver sustained minor injuries in the explosion.
“Unknown persons planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on the road near an open playing ground. They detonated the IED through a remote controlled device when Barrech’s vehicle passed by,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP-Operations) Aetizaz Goraya told.
The adviser who belongs to Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PMAP), which is the coalition partner of Balochistan government and a close ally of PML-N, was targeted soon after leaving his house.
Police and security forces rushed to the scene soon after the explosion and cordoned off the area. “The adviser received minor scars on his hand as the windowpanes of his vehicle were smashed due to the impact of the blast,” the SSP said.
“The target of the IED was the adviser,” police said as investigations are underway.
There have been no immediate claims of responsibility for the attack.
