QUETTA: At least two children were killed and 10 others injured in a blast near the Police Lines area in Pishin city of Balochistan on Saturday.
Rescue and police personnel are moving toward the site while the nature of the blast is yet to be ascertained. No terror outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
According to the law enforcers, the injured are being shifted to the hospital with some of them in critical condition. Police said that a motorcycle and a car were also destroyed in the blast
Two days ago a school van was attacked in Attock, a city in Punjab, two minor students were killed and five injured in the firing.
Parts of Pakistan, particularly Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, have been experiencing terrorist attacks for a long time. It seems that terrorists are now targeting children, considering them soft targets. The country has recently launched a new military operation, Azme Istihkam, to combat militancy in the affected areas.
