"It was a powerful blast and 25 people have been killed with 45 injured," Balochistan government spokesman Anwar-ul- Haq said. However, Senate director staff Ifthikar Mughal was killed along with the the driver and two associates of the Deputy Chairman Senate. The Deputy Medical Superintendent at the Mastung Civil Hospital said most of the people killed were workers of the Jamiat-Ulema-i-Islam (JUI-Fazal group). District Police Officer Muhammad Ghazanfar said that initial evidence suggests it was a suicide attack. Rabbani said that it was suicide attack which targeted Haideri.

Source: India Today May 12, 2017 14:37 UTC