Suicide attack kills 8 at security personnel convoy in Pakistan

The attack was carried out in civil lines area near district courts of the city.

At least eight people were killed, including six civilians and two security personnel, a police official said.

The official said it could have been a suicide attack but could not confirm as the investigation was ongoing.

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, local media reports said.

The security forces surrounded the nearby areas and started a search operation.

Initial reports said 25 people have also been injured in the blast, media reported.

The blast targeted a Frontier Corps convoy, sources were quoted as saying. In January, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a polio vaccination centre in Quetta, killing at least 15 people, mainly police personnel.

On Saturday JuD chief Nawaz Sharif of going soft on India and promoting peace. “The Prime Minister is bound to follow the path of Quaid-i-Azam (Mohammad Ali Jinnah), Liaquat Ali Khan and the founding fathers. He should not betray the Kashmir cause,” Saeed said. He also asked Sharif to stand up for the Kashmir Issue and praised UJC for claiming Pathankot attack.