At least 34 people were killed and scores were injured in a blast near a Sunni mosque in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Friday.
He added that the explosion took place when people were gathering for an Eid Milad un Nabi (PBUH) procession near Madina Masjid at Alfalah Road.
The AC confirmed that the blast took place by the car of Mastung Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nawaz Gishkori who was to remain on the sidelines of the procession.
City Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Javed Lehri said the explosion was a “suicide blast” and that the bomber exploded himself next to DSP Gishkori’s car.