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Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi T20 match stops due to bomb blast scare
By SMCS - Feb 5, 2023 2:50 pm
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Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi T20 match has been stopped after a bomb blast in Quetta at Musa Chowk as well. Meanwhile, several reports also shared that crowd mismanagement at the Bugti Stadium was the reason which saw a halt of the exhibition match. Videos on the internet went viral which showed black smoke rising outside the stadium. However, some mischievous elements ignited that fire also.

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However, the blast in Quetta happened near Police Line which is situated around 4km away from Bugti Stadium. The blast was an unfortunate incident and that too when the security was on high alert due to PSL Exhibition Match in Quetta as well.

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However, on Sunday, there was an explosion close to the Quetta Police Lines area that also saw people getting injured at least five individuals, according to emergency personnel as well.

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According to Dawn.com, the injured people have been taken to the Civil Hospital in Quetta by Edhi employee Zeeshan Ahmed, who is in charge of the rescue effort on the scene as well. Meanwhile, in a statement issued on Sunday, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outlawed organisation, took responsibility for the attack as well. It has stated that the explosive was for security personnel as well. The explosion happened just days after a horrifying suicide bombing claimed over 80 people, predominantly police officers, in the Peshawar Police Lines region as well.