A powerful explosion has killed atleast 24 in Pakistan's Chaman Phatak, Quetta. Balochistan Liberation Army targeted a passenger train with an explosion-laden car that struck a coach. Cars parked metres away were completely burnt. Dozens have been injured in the attack.

A suicide bombing outside a paramilitary headquarters in Quetta, Pakistan, killed at least 10 people and injured 33. Gunmen stormed the building but were neutralized by security forces. The attack highlights escalating violence by Islamist militants and separatist insurgents in Balochistan, home to China’s $65 billion Gwadar Port investment.