Earlier, in the city of Quetta, a suicide auto bomber killed at least 13 people.
In August, last year, a suicide bomber targeted the emergency services ward at Civil Hospital, following the death of the president of the Balochistan High Court Bar Association, killing at least 70 people and leaving many wounded.
The second explosion, heard miles away, came just minutes after people and rescue workers had rushed to evacuate the dead and wounded in the relatively smaller first blast.
The source of the explosions was unclear, and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
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Local political administration officials said the twin blasts occurred in the Turi Market near Tal Adda, where a bus terminal is also located. Islamic State Khorasan Province, the Middle Eastern group's affiliate in Afghanistan and Pakistan, has been known to work with the myriad of Pakistani militant groups in previous attacks, including with JuA.
Security forces have cordoned off the affected site and are conducting a search operation. "There is no organized infrastructure of I.S.in Pakistan", General Ghafoor said.
In January this year, 25 people were killed and 87 others suffered injuries when a bomb went off during peak business hours at a crowded vegetable market in the city.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attacks, saying that terrorists involved in the attacks will be taken to task and all out efforts will be taken to eliminate terrorism. In March a second Taliban attack killed a further 22 people. Abdul Razzaq Cheema, director general of police in Baluchistan province, of which Quetta is capital, told Reuters the bomber had detonated a auto packed with explosives.
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