NUSHKI, (DNA) – At least 11 people have reportedly sustained severe wounds as a blast hit Balochistan’s Nushki on Independence Day.

According to initial details, the rescue teams arrived at the scene and are shifting the injured to the hospital for medical assistance.

Security personnel have also cordoned off the entire area and launched a search operation.

Gilgit-Baltistan government spokesperson Faizullah Faraq paid tribute to the martyred personnel. He told that security has been put on high alert across the province.

There will be no compromise on the government’s writ, he added.

Balochistan has experienced incidents of violence and targeted killings for over a decade. In recent months, the province has faced a number of security challenges, with security personnel in the province often being targeted in roadside explosions and suicide attacks.