{"id":9369,"date":"2023-09-29T13:51:23","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/29\/at-least-52-killed-after-blast-rips-through-religious-procession-in-restive-southwest-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-29T13:51:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T13:51:23","slug":"at-least-52-killed-after-blast-rips-through-religious-procession-in-restive-southwest-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shareperformanceinsight.com\/index.php\/2023\/09\/29\/at-least-52-killed-after-blast-rips-through-religious-procession-in-restive-southwest-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"At least 52 killed after blast rips through religious procession in restive southwest Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      At least 52 people were killed and dozens more wounded in what authorities believe was a suicide attack at a religious procession in southwest Pakistan Friday.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Balochistan, Pakistan\u2019s largest province by area, has seen a decades-long insurgency by separatists who demand independence from the country, citing what they say is the state\u2019s monopoly and exploitation of the region\u2019s mineral resources.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Meanwhile, a separate blast took place during Friday prayers at a mosque near Peshawar City in the northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing at least two people and injuring 11.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      No group has yet claimed responsibility for the explosion in Mastung.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Ul Munim claimed a senior police officer, who was killed in the explosion, was the target of the attack.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      The critically injured have been transferred to hospitals in Quetta, the province\u2019s capital, while others are being treated in a local hospital in Mastung, he said.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Achakzai said the bodies of the victims have also been moved to a hospital but that he expected the number of casualties to rise.  <\/p>\n<div class=\"map\">\n<div class=\"map__container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Pakistan\u2019s caretaker prime minister Anwar-ul-Haq Kakar strongly condemned the blast in a statement.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      \u201cThe Prime Minister expressed his condolences to the families of those who died in the blast,\u201d a statement from his office said. \u201cPrime Minister\u2019s prayers for forgiveness for the deceased and patience for the families.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Police in Karachi, Pakistan\u2019s largest city some 600 kilometers (370 miles) from Mastung, have been instructed to tighten security and remain on \u201chigh alert\u201d in wake of the blast, a statement from the inspector general said.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Balochistan has witnessed a spate of attacks in recent months.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Last month, an attack on Chinese engineers in Balochistan was thwarted by Pakistan\u2019s military, leaving two militants dead and the Chinese workers unharmed, according to police.   <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      In March this year, at least nine police officers were killed and 11 others injured in a suspected suicide blast.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder\">      Just hours after the blast in Balochistan, attackers targeted a mosque in the northwest of the country. Local police said two men on bikes had started shooting at their officers outside the Hangu mosque in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.  <\/p>\n\n<div>This post appeared first on cnn.com<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At least 52 people were killed and dozens more wounded in what authorities believe was a suicide attack at a religious procession in southwest Pakistan Friday. 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