Overview

• The Quetta blast struck near a stadium after a Balochistan National Party commemoration, with the local police chief reporting at least 13 dead and more than 30 injured.
• Two provincial officials cited by AFP put the rally’s toll higher, saying 14 were killed there, highlighting fluctuating casualty figures.
• A separate attack in Balochistan near the Iran border killed five people, according to a senior local official.
• The army said six soldiers died in a suicide attack on a base in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Ittehad-ul-Mujahideen Pakistan claimed responsibility.
• Authorities announced medical support for the wounded and opened inquiries as AFP’s tally shows more than 430 people killed in violence this year across the affected provinces.