MASTUNG
Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah on Thursday sustained injuries in a blast that took place in Mastung, Balochistan. Six other people were also injured in a blast.
According to the police, the blast occurred near the vehicle of Hafiz Hamadullah. The explosive material had been planted near the road. The injured were shifted to Ghaus Baskhsh Raisani Hospital. Hafiz. Hamadullah has been referred to a hospital in Quetta.
Meanwhile, HUI-F chief Maulana Fazaul Rehman has condemned the attack on Hafiz Hamadullah. He said that the people involved in terrorism deserve no leniency. “The caretaker provincial government should bring the culprits to justice,” he added.
Mustang Deputy Commissioner Abdul Razzaq Sasoli said several people were injured in the Mustang blast and added that the three injured including the JUI-F leader had been shifted to a hospital in Quetta.
The official said the JUI-F leader was provided initial medical aid in Mastung before being shifted to the provincial capital for further treatment. He said the JUI-F leader’s condition is out of danger.
JUI-F spokesperson Aslam Ghauri said Hamdullah sustained injuries but his condition is not critical. “He hasn’t been critically injured. His gunmen and two of Hamdullah’s party colleagues have also been injured but their condition is stable,” he added.
Ghauri said that Hamdullah was travelling from Quetta to Kalat when he came under attack. He also expressed ignorance about the nature of the blast. According to a health department spokesperson, the 11 injured were shifted to Shaheed Nawab Ghous Bakhsh Raisani Memorial Hospital in Mastung.
The spokesperson added that one of the persons is in critical condition. The Senior Superintendent Police (SSP) Mustang said 11 people including Hamdullah injured in the blast.
The nature of the Mustang explosion is being ascertained, the senior police official added.
Condemnations pour in Balochistan caretaker Home Minister Capt (retd) Muhammad Zubair Jamali condemned the incident, asking the authorities concerned to submit a report on the blast.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) co-chairman Asif Ali Zardari condemned the blast and prayed for the recovery of the injured. “Terrorists and their facilitators should be brought to justice,” he added.
Senate Chairman Sadiq Sanjrani also strongly slammed the explosion while praying for the speedy recovery of Hamdullah and others. He called for the arrest of those who were involved in the Mastung blast.
Sindh Governor Kamran Tessori said that the blast was a conspiracy to destroy the law and order situation in Pakistan.
