<p>At least six people were killed and another 14 wounded by a bomb at a pro-Palestinian rally in a Pakistani city bordering Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, the latest violence to hit the restive area.</p>.<p>"It was an improvised explosive device which went off as participants began to disperse," said Tariq Mengal, a senior local administration official in Chaman, Balochistan province.</p>.<p>A second official confirmed the incident and toll.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-trending/explained-what-is-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-and-will-it-hold-988293.html" target="_blank">Explained: What is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, and will it hold?</a></strong></p>.<p>Thousands of people rallied in support of the Palestinians across Pakistan Friday, hours after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group which governs the Gaza Strip.</p>.<p>Friday's blast comes just weeks after a suicide bombing in the provincial capital of Quetta struck a luxury hotel where the Chinese ambassador was being hosted.</p>.<p>That attack was later claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.</p>.<p>Chaman has long served as a gateway for Afghan Taliban militants entering Afghanistan from their alleged shelters in Balochistan, where the group's leadership council is believed to be based.</p>.<p>Pakistan is fighting several low-level insurgencies in the impoverished province, waged by Islamist, separatist and sectarian groups.</p>.<p>Balochistan is Pakistan's largest and poorest province despite being rich in natural resources.</p>.<p>Resentment has been fuelled by billions of dollars of Chinese money flowing into the region through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- a key part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative -- which locals say gave them little benefit as most new jobs went to outsiders.</p>
<p>At least six people were killed and another 14 wounded by a bomb at a pro-Palestinian rally in a Pakistani city bordering Afghanistan on Friday, officials said, the latest violence to hit the restive area.</p>.<p>"It was an improvised explosive device which went off as participants began to disperse," said Tariq Mengal, a senior local administration official in Chaman, Balochistan province.</p>.<p>A second official confirmed the incident and toll.</p>.<p><strong>Also read: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/international/world-trending/explained-what-is-the-israel-hamas-ceasefire-and-will-it-hold-988293.html" target="_blank">Explained: What is the Israel-Hamas ceasefire, and will it hold?</a></strong></p>.<p>Thousands of people rallied in support of the Palestinians across Pakistan Friday, hours after a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group which governs the Gaza Strip.</p>.<p>Friday's blast comes just weeks after a suicide bombing in the provincial capital of Quetta struck a luxury hotel where the Chinese ambassador was being hosted.</p>.<p>That attack was later claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.</p>.<p>Chaman has long served as a gateway for Afghan Taliban militants entering Afghanistan from their alleged shelters in Balochistan, where the group's leadership council is believed to be based.</p>.<p>Pakistan is fighting several low-level insurgencies in the impoverished province, waged by Islamist, separatist and sectarian groups.</p>.<p>Balochistan is Pakistan's largest and poorest province despite being rich in natural resources.</p>.<p>Resentment has been fuelled by billions of dollars of Chinese money flowing into the region through the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor -- a key part of Beijing's Belt and Road Initiative -- which locals say gave them little benefit as most new jobs went to outsiders.</p>