Kasi was shot and killed early on Monday morning while on his way to the main court complex in Quetta.
A suicide bomb attack at a court in Pakistan
A bomb blast at a Pakistani
hospital killed at least 10 people and wounded 30 in Quetta, the capital
of the violence-plagued southwestern province of Baluchistan, on
Monday, a senior provincial official said.
The
explosion occurred as mourners, mostly lawyers and journalists, gathered
to accompany the body of Bilal Anwar Kasi, a prominent lawyer, who was
shot and killed in the city earlier on Monday, an eyewitness said.
More
than 50 mourners were entering the emergency department of the
hospital, accompanying Kasi's body, when the bomb went off, Faridullah, a
journalist who was at the scene, told Reuters.
Baluchistan's
Home Minister Bugti said at least 10 people were killed and 30 wounded,
though some media reported higher casualties.
Television news channel Geo reported that at least 15 people were killed, and more than 20 wounded.
Kasi was shot and killed early on Monday morning while on his way to the main court complex in Quetta, Geo reported.
Targeted
killings have become increasingly common in Quetta, the capital of a
province that has seen rising violence linked to a separatist insurgency
as well as sectarian tensions and rising crime.
The motive behind Monday's attacks, however, was unclear.
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