QUETTA:

Balochistan's major political parties have given a province-wide shutter-down and wheel-jam strike call on September 8 in protest against the recent suicide attack targeting Balochistan National Party- Mengal (BNP-M) rally in Quetta.

The deadly blast, which struck near Sariab Road on Tuesday, claimed at and left dozens injured, sparking widespread outrage across the province.

The announcement for the strike was made during a joint press conference held in Quetta, attended by prominent political leaders - Tehreek Tahaffuz-e-Aain Pakistan head Mahmood Khan Achakzai, BNP-M Sardar Akhtar Mengal, NP Secretary General Kabir Muhammad, ANP Balochistan president Asghar Khan Achakzai, PTI Balochistan president Dawood Shah Kakar, and MWM Allama Vilayat Hussain Jafari.

Addressing the media

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