Ayaz Khan
Hub: At least 45 people were killed and more than 100 injured as a suicide bomber blew himself off in the premises of Shah Noorani, a Sufi tomb situated some 100 kilometers from Hub, while pilgrims were present for usual pilgrimage of Shah Noorani.
Around 45 people lost their lives including four women and one child in a suicide bomb blast at tomb of Shah Noorani which lies within the territory of district Khuzdar. Injured pilgrims were rushed to Khuzdar and Lasbela for initial treatment; however, rescue work remained delayed owing to mountainous terrain where Tomb of Shah is situated.
According to Commissioner Kalat death toll might increase due to lack of medical facilities available in the vicinity of Shah Noorani.
The suicide attacker detonated his explosive vest at the time when a huge number of pilgrims gathered for usual “dhamal’, a sort of dance performed in love and affection of sufi saints, inside the premises of tomb.
According to sources ISIS has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attack but it has not yet been conformed from independent sources.
It is the third conservative terrorist attack in Balochistan in a duration of three months which has left 30 people dead and hundreds injured whereas collective loss of lives in all three terrorist attacks has reached to 160.
Shah Noorani is a place which is guarded by levis force however security of the Tomb, at the time of attack, was low as it remains usually. Tomb’s security remains a concern in normal days, but it is increased during the annual commemoration (urs) which is often celebrated in the month of Ramadan.
Following the attack, the high-profile politicians including PTI chairman Imran Khan as well as Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and interior minister Chaudhry Nisar have condemned the attack.
Note: This is a developing story and will be updated.
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