According to preliminary reports, the security forces have responded to the incident and suspect the explosion was caused by a suicide bomber. But he apparently stopped over at the shopping mart,” said DIG Police District Chief Munir Ahmed Sheikh. At least four people have been arrested in connection with the incident. According to reports, the accident occurred in the Kot Qazi area of the Chakwal district, where the bus driver lost control of the vehicle on Mianwali Road, causing the bus to veer off a bridge. Allama Nasir Abbas, leader of the banned Tehreek Nifaz Fiqah-e-Jafaria group, was shot by an unknown gunman on a motorbike on Sunday evening. Local police sources told the AFP that the intended target was Malik Mutabar Khan, a pro-government elder and peace committee head, who was not in the car at the time of the attack. The police were allegedly forced to use water cannons to disperse protesters, who had gathered for a sit-in demonstration in the D-Chowk area. The smog has also caused road accidents  - killing more than a dozen in central Punjab - as well as widespread allergy outbreaks. In response to the outbreak, the health ministry has been undertaking preventative measures to avoid the further spread of the mosquito-borne disease, including distribution mosquito nets for beds and insect repellent. Khan's party has been calling for Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif to resign over a money-laundering scandal. Two members of the Shia Hazara community have been killed in a shooting in the Meezan Chowk area of Quetta. The armed soldiers returned fire and killed one of the militant group. Sayed Fazlullah Waheedi, who has served as governor of Heart and Kunar provinces, was seized by gunmen near the city's  Jinnah Supermarket. Three people have been killed and a child has been wounded in a shooting incident in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. A man has reportedly been confirmed dead following a suspected shooting incident in the southern city of Karachi, Sindh. 6 2009 2014 1457. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the attack targeted the paramilitary Frontier Corps. The militants were believed to have been operating from eastern Afghanistan provinces which border Pakistan - leading to the indefinite closure of a crossing point along the border by Pakistani forces earlier today. Most of the area would eventually revert to local Baloch control after Afghan rule. The director general of the Punjab Rangers, Tahir Khan, said "when the bomber saw that there was very strict checking at the security checkpoint, he decided to detonate his explosives as he began to pass through it.". Twelve children have been wounded after a train hit a school bus near Narowal. Station House Officer (SHO), killing the police guard and driver of the officer. The temporary shortage in supplies came about due to a delayed delivery. Two more soldiers were also injured in the clash. India has blamed Pakistan for failing to prevent the attack by taking action on the group; however, Pakistan denies any responsibility, recalling their ambassador in New Delhi for consultations after India recalled their ambassador to Pakistan last week. Imp heights & passes along Pak-Afgn Bdr secured. The incident escalated diplomatic tensions between the two countries. The protests have been organised in response to the alleged abduction a minor from their community. The explosion occurred in the Mazdoor Chowk area of Dera Murad Jamali city in the Nasirabad district. The collision occurred on Sunday in the Allozai area, where the two vehicles collided along the N-50 Highway near Ali Khel. The raids were carried out in the Awaran district on Monday morning. 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