Akhtar Mengal, others escape unhurt after suicide blast near rally at Mastung

Quetta: Balochistan National Party (BNP-M) chief Sardar Akhtar Mengal and and his activists escaped unhurt after a suicide bomber blew himself up near the party’s rally at Mastung.

The party was holding a “long march” from Wadh to Quetta to protest the arrests of Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) chief organiser Dr Mahrang Baloch and other leaders as well as police crackdowns on a sit-in.

However, the Quetta administration has denied the BNP-M permission to go ahead with its rally.

Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind, in a statement, said: “According to reports, there has been no loss of life. Sardar Akhtar Mengal and the entire BNP-M leadership is safe.”