With
polling in Pakistan underway, NA - 260 constituency which lies in Quetta,
Balochistan witnessed an untoward incident when a suicide bomber tried to enter
the polling station at the midst of people casting their vote, he, however, was
stopped by the police deployed there. Not left with any other option, he blew
himself up outside the polling station killing 31 people including police and
civilians, 30 others sustained injuries and 8 among the wounded are in critical
situation. It is being said that the target of suicide bomber was police van. As
a result the polling was halted which resumed later.
The
responsibility for the blast has been claimed by Islamic State group via its
news agency Amaq.
The
blast occurred at the polling station which was declared as sensitive by
security agencies. Pakistan army and police were deployed there to provide
security and thwart any untoward incident. It is police which did not let
suicide bomber enter the polling station and rendered their lives and averted
what could have been a human catastrophe. The entire nation is saddened at this
dreadful incidents and stands firm with its security agencies in these trying
times.
It
should be remembered that a blast in Mastung district, also in Balochistan, killed
around 150 people including election candidate Siraj Raisani. Pakistan elections and terrorism threats run
parallel every time the elections are held.
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