6:51 AM
QUETTA: A powerful blast on Arbab Karam Khan Road near Raisani Chowk has killed nine and injured 23 people in Quetta, FTNews reported.
The blast ripped through a residential neighborhood outside the residence of former federal minister Naseer Mengal's son Shafiq Mengal.
A shootout between unknown gunmen and police was also reported after the blast.
Many houses caught fire after the blast.
Emergency was declared in the area in the wake of blast.
Ambulances are doing rounds between the hospitals and the blast site.
Firefighters also reached site of tragedy and were busy fighting flames.
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