They accuse Pakistani security forces of illegal detentions, torture and executions of Baluch civilians, charges the government denies. Witnesses said dozens of lawyers were entering the hospital’s emergency department, accompanying Kasi's body, when the powerful explosion occurred. “A number of lawyers and some journalists had gathered at the hospital,” where Kasi’s body had been brought, said Baluchistan’s home minister, Akbar Harifal. The militant groups regularly attack trains, security forces and government installations, including hospitals in Baluchistan. At least 63 people were killed and dozens wounded Monday when a suicide bomber struck mourners at a government-run hospital in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s restive Baluchistan province, officials said.

Source: Los Angeles Times August 08, 2016 07:26 UTC