Pakistani Security forces examine the scene of a bomb blast in the town of Chaman (file photo).
At least two people have been killed and eight others injured after a bomb blast rocked the southwestern Pakistani town of Chaman.
The explosion took place on Thursday near a military checkpoint close to the Afghan border.
According to a senior local administration official Usman Gul, the injured included four paramilitary Frontier Corps (FC) officials.
There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack, but pro-Taliban militants have been blamed for similar attacks in the past.
Reports say acts of violence have claimed the lives of more than 6,000 people in Pakistan over the past six years.
Militants have carried out numerous attacks against security forces as well as civilians and managed to spread their influence in various regions of the country, despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani Army.
Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan entered an alliance with the United States in the so-called war on terror.
Thousands more have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping across the country.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said on Wednesday that the option of dialogue with pro-Taliban militant groups should be kept open to end terrorism across the violence-wracked country.
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Republished with permission from: Press TV