Hazaras are frequently targeted by Taliban and Islamic State militants, and other Sunni Muslim militant groups in both Pakistan and Afghanistan. More than 20 Hazaras have been killed in similar shootings in Baluchistan in the past two years, police say. The bombing was claimed by Islamic State and is the latest sectarian attack in the restive province. Elsewhere in Pakistan on Monday, an official said gunmen killed three soldiers and wounded eight in an attack on their vehicle in the semi-autonomous tribal region of North Waziristan. Following Monday's attack, security forces closed off roads in Razmak district, and surrounding villages.

Source: bd News24 October 09, 2017 08:15 UTC