Balochistan government spokesman Shahid Rind confirmed in a statement that a police van was targeted while the Balochistan Health Department released a list of 12 individuals who were injured in the incident.
Rind condemned the attack and said a policeman was among the injured.
An investigation into the incident was launched and the bomb disposal squad teams were collecting evidence, the spokesperson added.
The health department’s statement, issued by its media coordinator Dr Waseem Baig, said the injured had been shifted to Quetta Trauma Centre for further treatment after they were provided with initial medical aid in Civil Hospital’s emergency department.
Previously, two policemen were martyred and another injured in a planted bomb blast targeting officials in the city’s Kuchlak town on September 14.
MNA/PR