Bomb blast kills 11, injures at least 30 at rally to commemorate nationalist leader in Quetta

A local police official says that they are currently investigating the blast, which appeared to be a suicide bombing. No one has claimed responsibility so far.

Men mourn the death of a relative, who was killed in a bomb blast at the public rally in Quetta, at hospital premises in Quetta, Pakistan on 2 September 2025. | Naseer Ahmed | Reuters

Quetta: A bomb blast killed at least 11 people at a public rally in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta late on Tuesday, officials said.

Government official Hamza Shafaat said the rally was held to commemorate the anniversary of the death of Sardar Ataullah Mengal, a nationalist leader and former provincial chief minister.

His son Sardar Akhtar Mengal, who was in attendance, is safe, Shafaat said, adding that another 30 people were injured.

“The reports we have say that the bomb went off in a parking area as the people were leaving the rally,” he said.

Police were investigating the blast, which appeared to be a suicide bombing, police official Athar Rasheed said.

No one has claimed responsibility.

Quetta is the capital of restive Balochistan province, which borders Afghanistan and Iran.

Both Islamist militants and Baloch separatist insurgents operate in the region.

(Reporting by Saleem Ahmed in Quetta, and Devika Nair in Bengaluru; Writing by Asif Shahzad; Editing by Chizu Nomiyama, Rod Nickel)

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