‘Nothing worse than Khuzdar bus blast’

Today, I visited the hospital to meet the children injured in the devastating blast that struck Khuzdar. Among the many tragic faces, I met a father who had lost all his children. His youngest daughter died on the spot. The second passed away at the hospital. His only son is in critical condition, fighting for his life. It’s a grief no words can capture.

I saw children with their legs torn apart, intestines exposed … some had their limbs crushed or fractured because the force of the explosion blew the roof off their school bus, throwing their tiny bodies several feet into the air. They landed violently, hitting the bus floor or the ground outside. One child lost his eyesight forever … he will never see again.

Splinters had penetrated deep into small bodies. Several spleens ruptured. Blood, tears, and confusion filled the emergency ward.

I can't imagine anything worse than this. I can't write what everyone was going through. The children, most of them under 12, are traumatised, silent, and trembling in fear. Even the doctors, seasoned and trained for crises, stood stunned.

These parents have lost everything. Their world is shattered.

Who could do this?

Is this what the RSS wants?

Is this the goal of their ideology?

This is the 25th attack by Indian-sponsored terrorists in Balochistan in a year.–Contributed by Muhammad Hamza Shafqat

The writer is the Quetta commissioner