QUETTA: Balochistan Shia Council is observing a complete strike in Quetta to mourn the suicide attack to mourn an overnight attack on Youm-al-Quds rally that martyred 73 people.

All the markets and schools are also shut.

Police official Mohammed Sultan said on Saturday about 150 people were also wounded on Friday when a suicide bomber attacked the rally in Quetta.

He said the death toll jumped overnight.

Sultan said police were patrolling the city to ensure peace and to avoid any untoward incident.

As many as 73 people were martyred and over 150 including seven journalists suffered serious injuries in a deadly suicide blast, targeting Youm-al-Quds rally at Meezan Chowk of the provincial capital on Friday.