The blast occurred in the country's Qilla Abdullah District which is located close to the border of neighbouring Afghanistan.

The blast left nine others injured.

The dead include a 12-year-old child, Chaman District Police Officer Shaukat Mohmand told Dawn News.

According to police officials, the bomb was an improvised explosive device (IED) which was planted in a motorcycle parked on the roadside, reported the newspaper.

Maulana Hanif, a central leader of the JUI-F, was left critically injured in the blast, Dawn News reported.

Police said he was the target of the blast.

The injured people were shifted to Civil Hospital Chaman for treatment.