Quetta, Pakistan – A powerful bomb blast near the Frontier Corps (FC) headquarters in Quetta on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, killed at least 10 people and injured 32 others, according to officials.
Balochistan Health Minister Bakht Muhammad Kakar confirmed the casualties, stating that the injured had been transported to the Civil Hospital and Trauma Centre. Civil Lines Police Station House Officer (SHO) Ameen Jaffar added that eight bodies were initially brought to the Civil Hospital. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Special Operations Quetta, Muhammad Baloch, specified the blast occurred as a vehicle turned onto Hali Road from Model Town, close to the FC headquarters. Television and social media channels broadcast footage of the powerful explosion ripping through the street.
Balochistan Chief Minister Mir Sarfraz Bugti strongly condemned the incident, labeling it a “terrorist attack.” He stated that security forces responded swiftly, eliminating four terrorists, and confirmed an operation against them was ongoing. “The terrorists cannot weaken the nation’s resolve through cowardly acts,” Bugti declared, expressing solidarity with the victims’ families.
President Asif Ali Zardari, however, described the incident as a “suicide attack,” attributing it to “misguided extremists,” a term the state uses for groups like the banned Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). A statement from the President’s Secretariat further linked these extremists to “India’s agenda,” asserting that such elements could not undermine Pakistan’s peace. He praised the security forces’ timely response and prayed for the recovery of injured FC personnel.
Following the explosion, the Balochistan Health Department declared an emergency across Quetta’s hospitals, including the Civil Hospital, Balochistan Medical College (BMC) Hospital, and the Trauma Centre. All medical personnel were directed to remain on duty. Health Minister Kakar later updated reporters during a visit to the Civil Hospital, stating that six of the injured were in critical condition and describing the incident as a “major terrorist plot,” noting that most of the casualties were civilians.
The attack underscores a deteriorating security situation in Balochistan, where a long-running low-level insurgency has seen a recent surge in the frequency and intensity of terrorist attacks. Groups, notably the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), have reportedly adopted new tactics aimed at inflicting higher casualties and directly targeting Pakistani security forces.
(Additional reporting by Nadir Guramani)
