Rocket attack on assembly building in Pakistan

Quetta, Pakistan, Nov 11: A rocket explosion on the roof of the administration block of the Balochistan provincial assembly building rocked the city of Quetta last night, reports today said.

''It was a 107 MM rocket that landed and exploded on the roof of the newly built administration block of the provincial assembly,'' The Dawn newspaper quoted a senior police official Qazi Abdul Wahid as saying.

The assembly session had been adjourned for the day just one and a half hours before the rocket attack.

According to police sources, the long range rocket was fired from Brewery area, about five kilometre west of the provincial capital, and exploded at a place about 50 yards from the main assembly building and the residential suite of Deputy Speaker Aslam Bhootani in the MPA hostel.

''A portion of the roof of administration block was damaged by the rocket. However, no one was killed or injured.

Meanwhile, a powerful blast took place near the office of the district coordination officer of Kharan area after Juma prayers, causing panic in the small township.

According to another report, a vehicle of the Frontier Corps was destroyed in a powerful landmine explosion in Pir Koh gas field area of Dera Bugti district.

''It was an anti-tank mine that blew up the vehicle,'' officials said adding that the incident took place at Masoori road.

UNI

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