The US Embassy in Islamabad strongly condemned the deadly attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan, who martyred six people, including four students, and wounded dozens more.
Terrorists targeted the school bus as it was heading for the educational institution with more than 40 students on board.
Natalie A Baker, Chargé d’Affaires at the US Embassy, in an X -post said, “We end up with Pakistan’s leaders in condemning the brutal, unconscious attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan.”
She described the murder of innocent children as “without understanding” and expressed sympathy for the victims’ families: “We take care of the families who lost loved ones and our thoughts are with those who are recovering.”
Baker added, “No child should ever fear going to school,” and confirmed US support for efforts to end violence in Pakistan: “We stand with them in Pakistan working to end this violence.”
Following the tragic attack, Balochistan chief minister Sarfaraz Bugti journalists said there were six martyrs, including four children, the bus driver and his assistant, while the critically wounded were transported via air to the combined military hospital (CMH) Quetta.
Khuzdar’s Deputy Commissioner said more than 30 people sustained damage to the explosion.
The government said Indian supported militants performed the attack and came almost two weeks after the two sides decided a ceasefire to end their most serious conflict in decades.
Security sources identified three of the martyrs as class six students Sania Somoro, Class Seven’s Hifza Kousar and Class 10’s Esha Saleem.
The military’s media wing said in a statement: “In yet another Feigt and terrible attack scheduled and orchestrated by [the] Terrorist State in India and executed by its proxies in Balochistan, [an] Innocent school crew bus was targeted today in Khuzdar. “
