PSL Exhibition MATCH: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi T20 match has been restarted after a brief halt due to a bomb blast in Quetta at Musa Chowk. Several reports claimed that crowd mismanagement at the Bugti Stadium was also the reason which led to the sudden stoppage of the exhibition match. Videos on the internet showcase black smoke rising outside the stadium. It is to be noted, that some mischievous elements ignited that fire. Follow InsideSport.IN for LIVE updates about Pakistan Super League 2023 exhibition match
PSL Exhibition MATCH: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi T20 match RESTART after brief stoppage due to BOMB Blast SCRAE near Quetta’s Bugti Stadium, Follow LIVE
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Exclusive scenes from Bugti Stadium Quetta, PSL exhibition match was stopped because few people from crowd have pelted stones in the ground. Also an bomb has blasted in Quetta but that was far away from venue. Some people also burned fire outside the ground. #PSL2023 #PSL8 #PZvQG pic.twitter.com/FjE7Hx61p3
— Ahmad Haseeb (@iamAhmadhaseeb) February 5, 2023
The blast in Quetta occurred near Police Line which is situated around 4km away from Bugti Stadium. The blast was indeed a very unfortunate incident and that too when security was at high alert due to PSL Exhibition Match in Quetta.
Do not mislead on stoppage of PSL Exhibition Match at Quetta! The crowd arrived is reported to be more than the capacity of Bugti Stadium. A mismanagement held outside the stadium and in regards a group of spectators did a protest outside Bugti Stadium by setting up fire #HBLPSL8
— Arfa Feroz Zake (@ArfaSays_) February 5, 2023
On Sunday, there was an explosion close to the Quetta Police Lines area that injured at least five individuals, according to emergency personnel.
“As soon as the explosion happened, as a precautionary measure, the match was stopped and players taken to the dressing room for a while. Later, after the green signal, the match resumed,” a police official said.
According to Dawn.com, the injured people have been transported to the Civil Hospital in Quetta by Edhi employee Zeeshan Ahmed, who is in charge of the rescue effort on the scene.
Reports of multiple injuries in a bomb blast in highly secure area of Quetta near the Police headquarters and entrance of Quetta Cantonment. The city is under strict security due to a PSL cricket match. pic.twitter.com/lZcfn1VQRU
— The Balochistan Post – English (@TBPEnglish) February 5, 2023
PSL Exhibition MATCH: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi exhibition survives after brief stoppage due to BOMB Blast near Quetta’s Bugti Stadium, Follow LIVE
Quetta Bomb BLAST
In a statement issued on Sunday, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an outlawed organisation, took responsibility for the attack. It said that the explosive was aimed for security personnel.
The explosion occurs just days after a horrifying suicide bombing claimed over 80 people, predominantly police officers, in the Peshawar Police Lines region.
PSL Exhibition MATCH: Quetta Gladiators vs Peshawar Zalmi exhibition survives after brief stoppage due to BOMB Blast near Quetta’s Bugti Stadium, Follow LIVE
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