At least nine police officers were killed and 11 others injured in a suspected suicide blast in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Monday. The blast happened in Balochistan province when the officers were returning to the provincial capital Quetta after policing a festival.This is the second attack on security forces in Balochistan within 24 hours. No group has claimed responsibility.Kachhi Police senior superintendent Mehmood Notezai said a vehicle carrying policemen was targeted in the province’s Sibi district. “Preliminary evidence suggests it was a suicide attack,” he said, adding an investigation was underway.
The Balochistan government has condemned the attack and said that an investigation is under way.
Balochistan's Chief Minister Abdul Quddus Bizenjo said: "All such conspiracies against peace in the province will be made unsuccessful with the public's support."