10:42⇢Quetta Station Carnage: Baloch Liberation Army Claims Responsibility
⌨The newspapers extensively report on a deadly suicide bomb attack at Quetta railway station in Pakistan's Balochistan province, resulting in at least 25 deaths, including 14 security personnel, and over 40 injuries (Aaj Tak, Dainik Bhaskar). The Baloch Liberation Army has claimed responsibility for the attack. Domestically, Prime Minister Modi criticized the Congress party during rallies in Maharashtra, accusing them of corruption and questioning their stance on Article 370 (ABP Live, Jagran, Jansatta). In other news, fresh violence erupted in Manipur's Jiribam district, with reports of a woman being shot and burned alive (The Wire Hindi).