A suicide attack on a Sufi dargah in Balochistan, Pakistan. There are reports of 13 people killed and 20 injured in this attack.

At the time when the blast took place, devotees gathered in large numbers in the dargah. This explosion occurred in the dargah of Jhal Magsi district near Quetta, the capital of Balochistan.

A local official Asad Kakar said, "At the time the devotees were gathering in the dargah to attend the celebration of the Sufi saint Syed Chishal Shah's anniversary, at that time the attacker reached there, when the police stopped him at the gate, he himself to be exploded."

According to the Pakistani media, the security forces have closed the building seal.

At present, it is not known which organization is behind the blast, although for the last few years, Sufi dargahs have been targeting the target of Islamic extremists.

In February, a mosque was exploded in Pakistan's southern Sindh province's Sahwan area, more than 80 people died in the blast.

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