The blast hit a convoy of government-run Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDCL) in the mineral rich province of Balochistan, where rebels are fighting for autonomy and a greater share of natural resources.
Police said the bomb was fixed to a motorbike and parked on the roadside about 170 miles southeast of the provincial capital Quetta.
"It was a remote-controlled device which hit the oil and gas officials' vehicle," Mohammed Tariq, a senior police official, told AFP.
Balochistan is riven by militancy and sectarian violence. Baloch rebels rose up in 2004 demanding political autonomy and a greater share of profits from the region's wealth of natural resources. Hundreds of people have since died.
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Till the time, the courts are rescuing militants, peace will remain elusive to the country. Armed Forces of Pakistan should adopt a zero tolerance methods for fighting crimes, its supporters, its beneficiaries and criminals. They should be eliminated without mercy. Those arrested should be disposed off in public through military courts with lightening speed.
Sad and tragic!! They don't let the gas companies to explore gas - they don't let thee power companies to run their operations - and yet we wonder why are we in such a mess