Balochistan: Explosion near railway track kills four, injures eight

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QUETTA: At least four people were killed and eight others injured in an explosion along the Naseerabad railway track near Rabi Canal in the Dera Murad Jamali city of Balochistan on Sunday.

A rescue operation was initiated after the attack.

Balochistan Chief Minister Jam Kamal Khan regretted the incident and termed it ‘an act of vandalism’. Those who make innocent people a target should be punished, he maintained.

The chief minister issued orders to beef up security along the track and the national thoroughfare.

Balochistan Home Minister Zia Lango also condemned the incident. He said that the best possible healthcare facilities shall be offered to the victims. On the occasion, he directed law-enforcement agencies (LEAs) to ensure severe punishment for those who are involved in such heinous acts.