Blast in Mastung;JUI-F leader Hafiz Hamdullah injured with several other in Mastung
At least 11 people including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah were injured in a blast that took place in Mastung, Balochistan on Thursday.Police rushed to the site of the incident and cordoned off the area.
Mustang Deputy Commissioner Abdul Razzaq Sasoli said that three injured including the JUI-F leader had been shifted to a hospital in Quetta, adding that Hamdullah’s condition is out of danger.
MASTUNG: At least 11 people including Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah were injured in a blast that took place in Mastung, Balochistan on Thursday. According to initial reports, the blast took place near a vehicle which injured Hamdullah and several others.
Police rushed to the site of the incident and cordoned off the area.
Mustang Deputy Commissioner Abdul Razzaq Sasoli said that three injured including the JUI-F leader had been shifted to a hospital in Quetta, adding that Hamdullah’s condition is out of danger.
The official said the JUI-F leader was provided initial medical aid in Mastung before being shifted to the provincial capital for further treatment. He said the JUI-F leader’s condition is out of danger.
Speaking to Geo News, JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said Hamdullah sustained injuries but his condition is not critical. “He hasn’t been critically injured. His gunmen and two of Hamdullah’s party colleagues have also been injured but their condition is stable,” he added.
Ghauri said that Hamdullah was travelling from Quetta to Kalat when he came under attack. He also expressed ignorance about the nature of the blast.
According to a health department spokesperson, the 11 injured were shifted to Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital in Mastung.
The spokesperson added that one of the persons is in critical condition.
The Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Mustang said 11 people including Hamdullah injured in the blast. The nature of the Mustang explosion is being ascertained, the senior police official added.
JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri also said that,“We still do not know if it was a suicide blast or a planted bomb,” he added. “According to the information I have received, Hamdullah sahib and two persons are injured. All are okay and the matter is not serious.”
condemnation
Ex-president Asif Ali Zardari also condemned the incident and prayed for the injured. “Terrorists and facilitators involved in terrorism should be brought under the law,” he said.
سابق صدر آصف علی زرداری کی مستونگ میں بم دھماکے کی مذمت
آصف علی زرداری کی دھماکے میں حافظ حمد اللہ سمیت تمام زخمیوں کی جلد صحت یابی کیلئے دعا
دہشتگردی میں ملوث دہشت گردوں اور سہولت کاروں کو قانون کی گرفت میں لایا جائے@AAliZardari
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