QUETTA, July 2: The local administration has refused to issue no-objection certificates to transporters carrying pilgrims to Iran till foolproof security arrangements are made.

Official sources said that the Quetta deputy commissioner had not issued NOC to any transport company so far after a bomb attack on a bus in the Hazarganji area last week that killed 14 Shia pilgrims and injured over 20 others.

“No ban has been imposed on plying buses between Quetta and Taftan,” a senior official of the provincial government told Dawn, adding that a strict security system for safety of pilgrims was being planned.

The sources said that a high-level meeting would be held on Tuesday to take important decisions about security arrangements.

The normal bus service between Quetta and Taftan was, however, being run without any interruption, the sources added.