Balochistan observed a nationwide "shutter down" strike in protest of the Mastung suicide blast that killed at least 59 people, ARY News reported on Sunday.
The Turkish Parliament has commenced its new term hours after a suicide bomber detonated explosives outside the ministry building in Ankara leaving two policemen injured, Al Jazeera reported.
The Blasters registered a 2-1 win over Bengaluru to get its season underway in a sublime fashion. While Kerala is on a high after the win, Jamshedpur FC will be eyeing its first win after it managed a goalless draw in an away game against East Bengal FC in its first outing of the season.
"Dimi (Diamantakos) is in the squad. Ishan (Pandita) and Sourav (Mandal) are still injured but Dimi is in the squad so we can make choice of 22 players so we will see," Dauwen said in the pre-match press conference.
The Red Miners travel to Kochi to take on Kerala Blasters FC at the Jawaharlal Nehru stadium on Sunday and will be looking for their first win of the Indian Super League (ISL) season after they drew 0-0 in their first match against East Bengal FC in Kolkata.
Seven more people succumbed to their injuries from the suicide blast in Balochistan's Mastung district, as death toll from the incident rose to 59, Geo News reported on Saturday citing a spokesperson of the Civil Hospital in Quetta.
On Friday, 55 people, including a police officer, lost their lives and dozens of them were left injured in a suicide blast near a 12th Rabiul Awwal procession in Balochistan’s Mastung district in Pakistan.
Speaking to ANI, on the sidelines of the 54th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, two rights activists explained the pattern of terrorist attacks in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, saying they mostly happened in areas where people “do not want their government.”
A research analyst lambasted Pakistan on Friday, accusing the country of creating a hostile environment for religious minorities by promoting Sunni Islamist extremism.
Hangu District Police Officer Nisar Ahmed confirmed the casualties and injuries. He said that the first blast took place at the entrance of the police station after which a number of people gathered at the site of the incident.
District Health Officer (DHO) Abdul Rasheed Shahi has confirmed the casualties. City Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Javed Lehri said a police official was among the people who have been killed in the blast.
Jharkhand Governor CP Radhakrishnan and Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Friday paid tribute to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) CoBRA Battalion constable Rajesh Kumar, who lost his life in an IED blast in Chaibasa yesterday.