A tragic bombing incident targeting a school bus near Zero Point in Khuzdar has left at least three children and two adults dead, with several others injured, according to Pakistan military. Balochistan’s cheif minister said four children had died.

The deadly attack was carried out by ‘Indian terror proxies’, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said.

The deadly attack was carried out by ‘Indian terror proxies’, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the media wing of the military, said.

Among the victims of the attack are Sania Soomro, a sixth-grade student, and Hifza Kausar, a seventh-grade student and Eisha Saleem, a tenth-grade student.

“The bus was on its way to a school in an army cantonment,” the administrator of Khuzdar district, Yasir Iqbal, the administrator of Khuzdar district, told Reuters.

He added that around 40 students were in the bus that was headed to the army-run school.

Officials alleged that such attacks are part of a pattern of cross-border terrorism aimed at targeting civilians and soft targets, particularly in areas affected by ongoing security operations.

Military and law enforcement agencies have vowed to pursue those behind the attack and bring them to justice.

No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast, which was reminiscent of one of the deadliest militant attacks in Pakistan’s history when an attack on a military school in the northern city of Peshawar in 2014 killed more than 130 children.

ISPR Statement

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) has released the following statement:

In yet another cowardly and ghastly attack planned and orchestrated by terrorist state of India and executed by its proxies in Balochistan, innocent school going children bus was targeted today in Khuzdar.

After having miserably failed in the battlefield, through these most heinous and cowardly such like acts, Indian proxies have been unleashed to spread terror and unrest in Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhawa.

As per the initial reports, three innocent children and two adults have embraced Shahadat and multiple children have sustained injuries.

Having failed in the Operation Bunnianum Marsoos and being hunted by military and law enforcement agencies, these Indian terror proxies are being employed as a state tool by India to foment terrorism in Pakistan against soft targets such as innocent children and civilians.

Use of terrorism as a state policy by Indian political government is abhorent and reflective of their low morality and disregard of basic human norms.

Planners, abettors and executors of this cowardly Indian sponsored attack will be hunted down and brought to justice and heinous face of India will be exposed in front of the entire world.

Pakistan Armed Forces with support of brave Pakistani nation, stand united to uproot Indian sponsored terrorism from Pakistan in its all manifestations.

Condemnation

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif “strongly condemned“ the terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, which claimed the lives of five individuals, including three innocent children on Wednesday.

President Asif Ali Zardari strongly condemned the cowardly terrorist attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, which resulted in the tragic deaths of five individuals, including three innocent children.

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has condemned the attack and extended heartfelt condolences and solidarity with the families of the victims.

He assured the bereaved parents that the nation stands with them in this moment of deep anguish.

Calling the attack a “cowardly act” carried out by terrorists backed by India, the Prime Minister stated that targeting schoolchildren is a blatant assault on the right to education and a reflection of the attackers’ inhumanity.

He further vowed that terrorists operating under Indian patronage will be brought to justice, and that the government will leave no stone unturned in defeating their malicious intentions.

Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi has strongly condemned the bomb blast.

In a statement, the minister expressed deep sorrow and grief over the tragic incident.

“We share the pain of the grieving families and pray for the speedy recovery of the injured,” he said.

Mohsin Naqvi called the attackers “barbaric” and said they deserve no mercy.

“The enemy has shown extreme cruelty by targeting innocent children. This is a shameful attempt to destabilize the country,” he added.

“We will defeat every plan to spread fear and chaos. Our full support is with the families of the victims.”

Speaker of the National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq condemned the brutal attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan.

Ayaz Sadiq expressed that the entire nation stands in solidarity with the families of the martyred children during this time of grief. He condemned the attack on innocent children as “cowardly and shameful,” asserting that such heinous acts deserve the strongest condemnation.

Sadiq described those who target children as “brutal beasts” lacking any connection to religion or humanity. He vowed that the perpetrators would be dealt with severely and emphasized that those behind this act of terrorism would soon face justice.

He prayed for the swift recovery of the injured and for the elevation of the martyrs’ ranks, asking Allah to grant strength and patience to the bereaved families in their time of loss.

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