[Temsili fotoğraf: Reuters]
According to national media reports, authorities reported that a bomb placed on a parked motorcycle in the state’s Barkhan district was detonated by remote control.
According to initial reports, 5 people lost their lives and 16 people were injured in the bomb attack in the market area.
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
Separatist movements have been operating in Balochistan for decades
Balochistan, Pakistan’s largest province, is also the region with the highest poverty rate in the country.
The province is also the center of separatist movements that have been fighting the Islamabad government for decades.
The rebels argue that the local people do not make fair use of Balochistan’s rich underground resources.