However, no casualties were reported. The guard, Abdul Karim has been transferred to the Civil hospital for medical attention.
Station House Officer Azhar Ali, who is stationed at the City police station, located between 100-150 yards from the blast site, said that there were no people present in the vicinity of the blast owing to extreme cold. Temperatures have dropped to as low as -10 degree Celsius in Quetta in recent days.
DIG Operations Nazir Kurd said that 20 shops had been damaged in the blast while the building housing the bank had been completely destroyed.
Members of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) told Express News that between eight to ten kilograms of explosive material had been planted in Allied Bank's back up power generator. The branch is located in Liaquat Bazaar, close to Food Point.
Officials said that the area is fairly populated during the day, when it is warmer. However, at night, as temperatures plummet, the area becomes deserted.
The blast destroyed the bank and four shops, alongwith window panes of up to 10 other nearby stores being destroyed by the shockwaves.
The shops destroyed dealt in mobile phones and food stuff.
BDS are scouring the area for other possible planted explosive devices.
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The robotic technology that is to be provided to Pakistan by EU in coming weeks is definitely going to help us in minimizing the terrorism and the use of improvised explosive devices.
With the invent of Improvised explosive devices, the rate of terrorism is expected to increase in the times ahead.
Improvised explosive devices or the “desi bombs” are extremely dangerous because they are easy to produce. What can be done to stop its production?
No one is Pakistan is safe unless the production of improvised explosive devices is not put to an end.
we need more latest technology to ensure the use of IEDs.
authorities should monitor the IEDs used by the terrorist to kill common people.
Dear Zaheerul Hassan,
It is our failure to realize the obvious that offers these terrorists the room to breathe and carry on their evil mission. These terrorists have been attempting to damage our sovereignty and bring instability to the region for a long time now. The terrorist organizations like the TTP regularly claim responsibility for the killings of innocents, and the blame lies upon us if we are choosing to avoid the truth while allowing ourselves to indulge in conspiracy theories. Pakistan has lost over 30,000 innocent civilians along with over 5,000 military personnel due to the acts of terror. We continue to see that the evidence leads to the same culprits. If we still choose to blame “foreign” forces for these attacks despite all the evidence, then we are only clearing the path for these terrorist organizations. The time has come for us to fully refrain from indulging in the blame game and hold these terrorists responsible for their actions.
Pakistan has to carry out development and counter of froeign elements in Balochistan. Lords of Balochistan must be taken on board for establishing peace.
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I think the kidnap market has dried up after people have become more cautious, so now the terrorists are tyring to get their funding by blowing up banks and stealing.
I am amazed at the short memory of people commenting here. Why blame foreign agencies, when top millitants like Usman and Badini escapes from the ATF Cantt Thana. I am from Quetta and not even a fly can enter or leave Cantt without Armys knowledge. To say they escaped without their knowledge is similar to OBL being found living near Kakul without Army knowing.
Why blame foreing agencies. We are on a self destruct path ourselves.... foreign agencies do not need to do anything but sit and watch us.
Few months back, a group of people from a tribe whose chieftain lives in a near by street came to this market and tried to take away some cell phones by force from a shop. The shop keepers along side the tribes men of the shop keepers evaded this day time forceful extortion. This was not taken well by the stealing tribesmen. Some time later, they made similar attempt on Jan Mohammad Road, where after exchange of fire, they ran away. This blast appears to be the revenge of the thieving tribesmen, who live off the land and works at their chieftain place.
Terrorist attacks should be end it is total waste of good people. Terrorists are using IEDs which should be monitored.
@Zaheerul Hassan: Dude you have no idea how many of these foreign terrorist agencies agents operating in balochistan and carrying out themselves and tipping off local warlords to create instability
@Zaheerul Hassan: SO, You say that; "The current blast wave and killing of MPAs’ family are interlinked, which was planned, staged and executed by CIA, RAW and MI – 6." Wow, and I had my money on the Easter Bunny planning this, carried out by the Three Stooges,! Or maybe it was Aliens, or maybe the it was the Bolivian State Ping-Pong club! It was CERTAINLY ANYBODY BUT THE TTP/TALIBAN!
@Zaheerul Hassan wrote: "The blast is directly linked with the ongoing foreign sponsored terrorism. .........which was planned, staged and executed by CIA, RAW and MI – 6."
Dude, you forgot to add Mossad to the list! Your information is incomplete..
Some one must have planted the bomb in the generator during the day which went off in the night.
Police should investigate as who were the people who were seen near the generator during day hours.
The blast is directly linked with the ongoing foreign sponsored terrorism. It would not be wrong in saying that terrorism in Quetta has been intensified after the killing of Bakhtia Khan Domki wife. The current blast wave and killing of MPAs’ family are interlinked, which was planned, staged and executed by CIA, RAW and MI - 6.