Quetta Blast

An explosion inside a coal mine in southwest Pakistan killed at least 32 miners and trapped 10 others underground in what officials believed to be life-threatening conditions as rescuers raced to reach them. The blast on Thursday was apparently triggered by a buildup of methane gas and occurred on the outskirts of the Baluchistan provincial capital of Quetta, said government mine inspector Ghani Baloch. The bodies of seven people were recovered hours after the blast, and emergency responders later found 25 more bodies, officials and a provincial disaster management agency said in a statement. It said the search and rescue operation was continuing, with rescue teams working to locate and recover the remaining trapped miners. Baloch said rescue operations would continue until all the trapped miners were found, but he added that officials believed the death toll likely would rise further. "The chances of finding anyone alive diminish after methane gas explosions because oxygen levels

The attack took place near Quetta's Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters and was captured on CCTV footage. Following the attack, the Balochistan Health Department imposed an emergency in hospitals

At least six people were killed and several others injured on Tuesday after a powerful explosion hit Pakistan's restive Balochistan province, according to media reports. The blast occurred near Zarghoon Road in Quetta, The Express Tribune newspaper reported. Quoting the police, it said that six people were killed in the blast while at least 19 others were injured. The Balochistan Health Department imposed an emergency in hospitals across the city, the Dawn newspaper reported, quoting Health Secretary Mujeebur Rehman. All consultants, doctors, pharmacists, staff nurses, and paramedical staff have been directed to remain present in the hospitals, Rehman said. Nineteen people injured in the blast were brought to the Civil Hospital's Accident and Emergency Department and the Trauma Centre," the newspaper quoted provincial Health Department Media Coordinator Dr Waseem Baig as saying.

A senior official said that about 100 people were present at the blast site, which is said to have occurred at a platform inside the railway station. Officials suspect it to be suicide bombing

At least four people were injured on Sunday in a grenade blast on the Sabzal Road in Pakistan's Quetta, according to a statement by Balochistan Chief Minister Abdul Qudoos Bizenjo, reported The Dawn

The bomb went off hidden beside a car parked near Science College on Jinnah Road, officials said

Several people have been injured in the incident which took place at the mosque in Quetta's Satellite Town, The Express Tribune reported

At least five people were killed in a powerful blast in Quetta this morning

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and President Mamnoon Hussain strongly condemned the attack