One killed in explosion in Pakistan`s Balochistan

Islamabad: A blast occurred in a market in Pakistan`s Balochistan province Sunday killing one person, a media report said.

Many people were wounded in the explosion that ripped through Kandhari Bazar area in provincial capital Quetta in south-western Pakistan, Dawn online reported.

Rescue and emergency teams reached the scene and began shifting the victims to a nearby hospital.

Fear and panic gripped the area after the blast, the report said.

Security personnel cordoned off the area and began a probe into the incident.