Counter Terrorism Department SHO Sharbat Khan Umrani embraced martyrdom in a blast near his vehicle, Aaj News reported on Thursday.

The blast occurred near Jhalawan Medical College on the National Highway.

Deputy Commissioner Khuzdar Ilyas Kibzai said that an explosive device was planted on the roadside. “Umrani was alone in the vehicle at the time of the blast.”

The SHO was on his way to the office from his residence, he concluded.

Earlier in February, a blast killed two policemen and wounded two others in the area.

Police said that the explosion occurred when the police vehicle was patrolling in Jhalawan Complex. The blast ripped through the vehicle.

Ilyas Kabzai had reached the blast site along with a heavy contingent of the levies force.

The explosion was so loud that its sound was heard throughout the city, the police said.