Car bomb explosion targets a school bus in Pakistan: 4 children killed and 38 injured.

Four children were killed and 38 others were injured after a suicide bomber driving a car bomb collided with a school bus in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan province in southwest Pakistan, according to local officials.

Yasir Iqbal, the deputy commissioner, confirmed that the incident occurred while the bus was transporting children to a school within the city. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet, but initial suspicions point towards Baloch separatist groups known for their repeated targeting of security forces and civilians in the region.

Pakistan's Interior Minister, Mohsin Naqvi, strongly condemned the attack and described the perpetrators as "beasts" who do not deserve any forgiveness, stating, "The enemy committed a purely barbaric act by targeting innocent children." He also expressed deep sorrow for the victims of the incident.

Officials warned of the possibility of an increase in the number of casualties due to several critically injured children.

This attack comes just days after four people were killed in a car bomb explosion near a market in the city of Quetta Abdullah, within the same troubled province that has been witnessing recurrent acts of violence.