27 injured of Quetta Attack transferred to Karachi

QUETTA/KARACHI: Twenty seven injured of the Quetta Attack were brought to a Pakistan Air Force base in Karachi on Tuesday in a C130 aircraft.

They have been admitted at a private hospital at Stadium Road for further medical treatment. According to hospital sources six of the victims are in critical condition.

Funeral prayers for most victims have been offered. Former Quetta Bar President, Baz Muhammad Kakar  was laid to rest in his hometown Muslim Bagh.

Balochistan National Party leader Dr Jahanzaib Jamaludini’s son, Sangat Jamali has been laid to rest at Noshki.

Martyred Aaj News cameraman Shahzad Khan has been laid to rest in Mastung. He leaves behind a widow and three children. Dawn News cameraman Mahmood Khan was also martyred in the attack. Another journalist injured in the line of duty include Faridullah from Dunya News.

Civil society staged a demonstration outside the Peshawar Press Club where they remembered martyrs of the attack. The Cameraman Association staged a protest outside the Faisalabad Press Club and demanded that they be provided security.

At least 70 people were killed and as many as 112 people injured when a powerful explosion ripped through Quetta’s Civil Hospital on Monday.

The explosion took place when Balochistan Bar Association President Bilal Kasi's body was being brought to the emergency department. He was gunned down at Mano Jan Road earlier today. Former Balochistan Bar President Baz Muhammad Kakar was injured in the attack. He later succumbed to his wounds at the hospital.

Police said that unknown men opened fire after the blast. Panic tore through the hospital after the incident. The blast occurred near the emergency department of the hospital.