QUETTA  -  The project manager of the Pakistan Mineral De­velopment Corporation (PMDC) was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast targeting his vehicle in Quetta on Sunday, police said.

Quetta Senior Superintendent of Police (Opera­tions) Jawad Tariq confirmed the casualty to a me­dia outlet and identified the deceased as Shabat Mir­za. He said the PMDC official was traveling to the Sor Range in a car along with his driver, Muhammad Zakir, when the blast occurred. “Mirza passed away on the spot while his driver sustained critical injuries.”