<span style="color: #222222;">In Pakistan, a powerful explosion ripped through a mosque ahead of Friday prayers killing at least three persons and injuring 28 others in the restive Balochistan province.<br />'' <br />'' Police said the blast, trigerred through an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), targeted the Rehmania Mosque in Pashtunabad area of the provincial capital Quetta.No group has claimed responsibility of the attack.<br />'' <br />'' Balochistan Deputy Inspector General of Police Abdul Razzaq Cheema said three people, including the prayer leader, died in the blast while 28 other worshipers were injured. He said the blast occurred just before the Friday prayers started. Police said the death toll could rise as it was a powerful explosion.<br />''<br />'' The blast came days after terrorists attacked the Pearl Continental luxury hotel in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan, killing at least eight persons, including four civilians and a Pakistan Navy soldier.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />