Islamic State Khorasan claims Mastung bomb blast

The Islamic State group has claimed a bomb explosion targeting police in Mastung city of Balochistan that killed three policemen and wounded more than a dozen.

A bomb planted on a parked motorcycle on Tuesday targeted a passing bus carrying 40 policemen in Mastung.

In a statement late Tuesday, the group's regional branch, Islamic State Khorasan (IS-K), which often carries out attacks on security forces in Pakistan and Afghanistan, claimed its "soldiers" targeted the "apostate" police.

Pakistan has witnessed a sharp rise in violence in its regions bordering Afghanistan since the Taliban returned to power in Kabul in 2021, with Islamabad accusing its western neighbour of allowing its soil to be used for attacks against Pakistan -— a claim the Taliban denies.