—File Photo

QUETTA: An engineer was killed while three other people including a police official sustained injuries in a blast at Quetta’s Sariab Road on Monday evening.

According to police, the deceased had been identified as Nazir Ahmed Qambarani, Sub Engineer of Balochistan Development Authority (BDA) and injured as Abdul Salam Bangulzai, Sajjad Ahmed Raisani and Assistant Sub Inspector of Police Aftab Ahmed Parkani.

The injured were rushed to hospital where their condition is stable.

Bomb disposal squad and law enforcement officials reach the site and cordoned off the area.

Meanwhile, three more people were killed and another three were injured in different incidents of firing in various parts of the Balochistan capital.

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