By Saleem Shahid in Dawn, October 9th, 2023
QUETTA: An official of the Pakistan Mineral Development Corporation (PMDC) lost his life and his driver was critically injured in a roadside blast in the Sor Range coalfield, some 30km from Quetta, on Sunday.
PMDC coal project manager Shabar Ali Mirza was on his way to the coal mines from Quetta when his official vehicle was targeted near the hilly region of Sor Range.
The explosion was powerful enough to kill Mr Mirza on the spot, SSP Operations Quetta Jawad Tariq said. The driver, identified as Zakir, sustained severe injuries……
Initial police reports suggested that an improvised explosive device (IED), apparently detonated by remote control, was used to carry out the blast. The device was planted on the roadside linking Quetta to the Sor Range coalfield, where PMDC operates coal mines…..
No group or individual immediately claimed responsibility for the attack……
https://www.dawn.com/news/1780118/pmdc-official-killed-in-blast-near-quetta
