At least five people were killed and three others injured in an explosion at a border taxi stand in Chaman, a city in Pakistan`s Balochistan province, Geo News reported. According to the local administration, the blast occurred when explosives concealed in passengers` luggage detonated at the busy stand. The injured and deceased were shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) hospital. Authorities have launched an inquiry into the attack.

The provincial Home Department said that security forces swiftly cordoned off the site, while investigators are probing the nature and motive of the explosion. In a statement, the department stressed that strict action would be taken against those facilitating terrorism in the province, Geo News reported.