QUETTA: Three children were killed on Thursday when a hand grenade they mistook for a toy went off, in the Kharotabad suburban area of Quetta.According to Balochistan government spokesperson Liaquat.
Three children were killed and two wounded on Thursday after they mistook a hand grenade for a toy in southwestern Pakistan, police said.
The children, aged between 10 and 14 years old, found the grenade at a graveyard in the city of Quetta, Javed Qamar, a senior police official said.
It "exploded while they were playing with it," he said, adding that the condition of the two wounded children was serious.
Azhar Ikram, another senior police official, confirmed the incident.
In this file photo, Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove addresses a press conference. PPI/File
QUETTA: Balochistan Home Minister Mir Ziaullah Langove on Wednesday reviewed progress on the construction of a fence along the border with Afghanistan, establishment of special economic zone in the border area and the Chaman master plan.
A meeting presided over by the minister decided to provide tube wells run on solar energy to those people who have been divided by the fence. The meeting reviewed the resettlement of border villages.
Mr Langove informed the meeting that the border fencing would significantly increase legal border crossing and trade activities between the two countries and area people would get more job opportunities.
22 Apr 2021 - 11:34
PESHAWAR (Pajhwok): Five people have been killed and a dozen others wounded in a massive bomb exploded in front of a luxury hotel in Pakistan’s southwestern city of Quetta.
Security official, firefighters and rescue workers rushed to the Serena Hotel. But no one was allowed to enter the blast site. The bombing occurred at around 10:15pm.
Up to 90 kilograms of explosive material was used, said the bomb disposal squad. Ball bearings and C4 explosive material was used in the blast, the squad added.
The explosive device had apparently been placed in a vehicle, senior police officer Azhar Ikram said. A a police official was among the dead, he added.