according to a local police official. The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out by a suicide bomber.

Pakistani authorities say a bombing killed a soldier and wounded 11 others, mostly civilians, in southwestern Pakistan.

 The blast went off on Sunday near a checkpoint in Quetta, the capital of Baluchistan province. That's according to a local police official. The Pakistani Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was carried out by a suicide bomber. It comes a week after a blast killed 101 people at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar. 

The assault in Peshawar has prompted the Pakistani prime minister to organize a meeting with his allies and the opposition to discuss how to respond to the violence.

The Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which took place on Sunday.

Pakistan has been battling an insurgency in Baluchistan for more than a decade, with separatists in the province demanding complete autonomy or a larger share of the province’s gas and mineral resources.

The latest incident comes a week after a suicide bomber killed 101 people at a mosque in the northwestern city of Peshawar, drawing nationwide condemnation and prompting Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif to convene a meeting of opposition politicians and his allies to discuss how to respond to the surge in militant violence.

The conference was initially planned for Tuesday, but has been pushed back to Thursday.

Pakistani officials have blamed the TTP, which maintains sanctuaries in neighboring Afghanistan, for orchestrating the Peshawar bombing. The TTP has denied involvement. The militant group, however, has stepped up its attacks since November, when it ended a cease-fire with the government in Islamabad.

Sharif has invited his predecessor and opposition leader Imran Khan to Thursday’s talks, but Khan has yet to confirm his participation.

Since the Peshawar attack, members of civil society groups have staged rallies across the country, holding prayer ceremonies for the victims and demanding government take action to curb the surge in militant attacks.