Pakistan: Jinnah's statue in Gwadar blown up with explosives, say officials

Explosives were used to blow up a statue of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah in the coastal city of Gwadar on Sunday.

A statue of Pakistan's founder Mohammad Ali Jinnah has been destroyed by the Baloch militants in a bomb attack in the coastal city of Gwadar in the troubled Balochistan province.

The statue, which was installed in June at Marine Drive - considered a safe zone - was blown up by explosives placed beneath the statue on Sunday morning, Dawn reported on Monday.