QUETTA - A man died while seven others including a woman injured in a blast near Qandhari Bazaar area of provincial capital on Saturday.

According to police sources, unknown men attached explosive devices with motorbike and parked it near Qandhari Bazaar which went off. As a result, one person died on the spot while seven others including a woman suffered wounds. Some nearby vehicles and shops were reported to be damaged in the blast.

Law enforcement agencies (LEAs) along with bomb disposal squad personnel reached the site and cordoned off the entire area and started collecting evidence  from the incident.

The body and the injured were rushed to civil hospital’s trauma center where the treatments of injured were started. The deceased was identified by police as Syed Nida Muhammad.  The injured included Nawab Khan, Zarb Shah, Tajla, Muhammad Sahim, Nematullah, Ubaidullah and a woman whose identity could not be ascertained so far.

Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Abdul Quddus  Bizenjo strongly condemned the blast of Quetta and expressed his sorrow on loss of life on Saturday. In a statement, he said such cowardly attack could not weaken the moral of citizens and security forces and nefarious design of terrorists would be foiled under contribution of security forces and public for maintaining durable peace in the province.

He also directed concerned authorities to take all possible measures to further improve law and order situation for ensuring protection of people lives and their property in the province that it was responsibility of government. 

"Terrorist elements are enemies of peace and they will never be forgiven," he said. He also directed the Health Department to provide best medical facilities to the injured of the blast. He also extended his sympathy to the family of victim and prayed for early recovery of the injured of the blast.