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Bomb blast near Sibi claims five lives

Sibi: A powerful roadside IED explosion in Tandoori near Sibi area of Balochistan Friday evening claimed lives of five labourers who were traveling in a pickup.

A number of other people, including two security personnel escorting them, who got wounded, are being treated at nearby medical facility.

According to details all  the labourers, who were targeted, belonged to Tandori to work on a water pipeline project in the area. So far 4 of the deceased were identified as Usman Yousaf, Haider Ali, Mazhar Hussain and Mohammad Bashir.

So far no militant outfit has claimed the responsibility.

 

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.