Five people were killed and at least 16 injured in a car bombing at a security checkpoint in the Kandawa area of Mastung district, Balochistan, on Thursday.

The three militants killed included the bomber, and two civilians also died; the blast damaged nearby houses and a mosque. The banned Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility and identified the attacker as Osama Shahwani. Balochistan police, cited by the newspaper Dawn, counted at least 16 injured, including three members of the border forces.