Tag: casualities

  • Pishin blast leaves two children dead, 14 injured

    Pishin blast leaves two children dead, 14 injured

    A blast in Surkhab Chowk in Pishin, Balochistan has left two children dead and fourteen people injured, including two policemen and two women, the medical Superintendent of Pishin Civil Hospital, Dr Wakeel Sherani, told Dawn News.

    Pishin Station House Officer (SHO) Mujibur Rehman has confirmed the causalities.

    He also confirmed that the injured have been shifted to Pishin Civil Hospital.

    Two policemen were in critical condition, and doctors recommended transferring them to Quetta Hospital.

    “Apparently, explosive material was planted in a motorcycle,” SHO Rehman claims.

    He added, “Three vehicles were damaged after the bomb explosion”.

    Balochistan government spokesperson Shahid Rind said, “Terrorists are targeting innocent and innocent people to achieve their nefarious goals.”

    “Anti-society and anti-state elements do not deserve any concession,” Rind concluded.

  • Two trains collide in Bangladesh, leaving 17 dead, 100 injured

    Two trains collide in Bangladesh, leaving 17 dead, 100 injured

    In a tragic incident on Monday afternoon, two trains in Bangladesh collided in the Eastern city of Bhairab leaving more than 17 dead and a hundred people injured.

    The incident occurred when a freight train collided with a passenger train traveling in opposite directions, resulting in the derailment of two passenger carriages.

    The railway administration has expressed concern that the death toll will rise because rescuers are still working to extricate bodies from under the overturned coaches. Two individuals have been recovered up till now as per the Red Crescent team.

    The initial rescue efforts were made by local residents and volunteers who rushed to the scene. Other response teams like the Rapid Action Battalion Security Force, Police and Fire Services have been sent there as well.