Pakistan bomb blast: Why Balochistan remains a problem province for Pak


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A suicide attack in Mastung district of Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province on Friday killed at least 53 and injured over 70 others. No one has immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing, though the Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) were quick to distance themselves from it. This is the deadliest terror attack in Pakistan since 2018, when a suicide bombing in the same district killed 149. In a statement, caretaker Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti denounced the bombings, calling them a “heinous act”. President Alvi and caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul-haq-Kakar, in separate messages, have called for unity, and asked people to adhere to the teachings...