Police in southwestern Pakistan's Baluchistan say a bomb has exploded near a vehicle that was carrying employees of the state-owned Oil and Gas Development Corporation in the province.
Three employees of the firm were killed and five were wounded.
Police said the remote-controlled bomb was strapped to a motorcycle parked on the roadside near the town of Jaaferabad.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Besides fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants, Pakistan also is battling ethnic Baluch insurgents who are demanding immediate control of natural resources in the province and ultimately want independence from Islamabad.
Baluchistan provides one-third of Pakistan's natural gas, but only a handful of towns in the province are hooked up to the natural gas supply grid.
compiled from agency reports
Three employees of the firm were killed and five were wounded.
Police said the remote-controlled bomb was strapped to a motorcycle parked on the roadside near the town of Jaaferabad.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. Besides fighting the Taliban and Al-Qaeda linked militants, Pakistan also is battling ethnic Baluch insurgents who are demanding immediate control of natural resources in the province and ultimately want independence from Islamabad.
Baluchistan provides one-third of Pakistan's natural gas, but only a handful of towns in the province are hooked up to the natural gas supply grid.
compiled from agency reports