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QUETTA: Following a deadly suicide attack in Mastung, Caretaker Balochistan Information Minister Jan Achakzai on Sunday said that the provincial government would crush the terrorist groups with \u2018full force\u2019, ARY News reported.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cEnough is enough. We will not wait for terrorists to come and attack \u2026 now we will go after them,\u201d the caretaker minister said while addressing a press conference in Quetta today.<\/p>\n

Responding to a question, Jan Achakzai said that an investigation into Mastung blast was underway and he could not share details of it. However, he vowed, that the government and law enforcement agencies would crush the terrorist groups with \u2018full force\u2019.<\/p>\n

Speaking of the Mastung blast, the minister noted that forensic department of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) was carrying out an investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuicide bomber was between 15 to 17-year-old boy,\u201d he claimed, adding that the teams have recovered some organs of the suicide bomber \u2013 which according to the minister has been sent to Lahore for forensic.<\/p>\n

Read More: Curbing terrorism: PM Kakar summons apex committee meeting<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Achakzai also announced that the families of the martyrs would be provided financial assistance. Detailing the financial package, he said every martyr\u2019s family would be given Rs1.5 million, Rs0.5m would be distributed to the critically injured and Rs0.2m to the nominally injured by the provincial government.<\/p>\n

He further said that the Balochistan government was also in talks with the Centre to improve the package.<\/p>\n

The caretaker minister also said that security protocols were being revisited in the wake of the incident and any loopholes would be plugged to ensure no security lapse occurs.<\/p>\n

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The statement came a day after the country was rocked by two suicide blasts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa\u2019s (KP) Hangu District and Balochistan\u2019s Mustang, which caused several casualties and left many others injured.<\/p>\n

At least 55 people including a cop died and 100 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber targeted an Eid-Milad-un-Nabi (PBUH) procession in the remote district of Mastung, Balochistan.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, another suicide blast ripped through a mosque in KP\u2019s Hangu, leaving five dead \u2014 including a policeman \u2014 and 12 injured.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n