MASTUNG, Balochistan: At least six people were killed and three injured in a Mastung explosion at an orchard in Khad Kocha on Friday, police said.
Deputy Superintendent of Police Rafiq Hamza said the blast occurred in the Khad Kocha area of Mastung district. Police shifted the bodies to Ghaus Bakhsh Raisani Hospital after the explosion.
Meanwhile, law enforcement personnel cordoned off the site as a Bomb Disposal Unit arrived to determine the nature of the blast.
The victims or state what caused the explosion has been identified. Earlier, two people were killed and two others injured in a roadside blast at Wali Tangi in Quetta’s Hanna Urak recreational area.
Separately, the Centre for Research and Security Studies said Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan accounted for nearly 96% of Pakistan’s violence-related fatalities during the second quarter of 2026.
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The report recorded 475 deaths in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and 265 in Balochistan. Security forces have also been conducting intelligence-based operations in parts of Balochistan as part of Operation Rad-ul-Fitna-3.
