Authorities in southwest Pakistan have reported that a bombing close to a police station has left at least two children dead and sixteen injured. A local law enforcement official informed the Reuters news agency that seven police officers were among the casualties of Saturday’s explosion in Pishin area caused by a remote-controlled device connected to a motorcycle.
Police officer Mujeeb-Ur-Rehman stated that “explosives were planted in a motorcycle, which was parked in the area,” and that the two kids were going through the area at the time of the explosion.
According to Pakistan daily Dawn News, provincial government spokesman Shahid Rind stated that “terrorists are targeting innocent and sinless people to achieve their nefarious goals.” Pakistan’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) and Bomb Disposal Squad have been sent to the area where the attack occurred, although no group has yet claimed responsibility for it, according to Dawn News.
He issued a statement saying, “Those accountable for the incident should be found and given exemplary punishment.” In recent years, there has been an increase in attacks by armed organizations in Pakistan.
Two children were killed and six others were injured when gunmen opened fire on a school vehicle in Punjab on Thursday, according to the police. Two bombings in February, one in Pishin and the other in February, killed twenty-eight people just before Pakistan’s elections. The group known as ISIL (ISIS) declared that they were behind the attacks.