Mir Zubair, Capital City Police Officer in Quetta, confirmed that 81 were killed and 121 wounded in the twin bomb attack.
Shortly after his announcement, local hospital announced the death of another person wounded in the blast.
The 82 people killed in the twin blasts include nine policemen, 25 rescue workers and two media persons, said local media.
Bomb disposal squad officers said that an estimated 100 kg of explosives were used in the second blast.
All the killed and injured have been shifted to a civil hospital and a military hospital in the city. Hospital sources said many of the injured still remained in critical condition and the death toll may further rise.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a group of extremist Sunni Muslims, which is banned by the government, has claimed responsibility for the twin blasts.
Both Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf have strongly condemned the attack and the prime minister has directed the concerned authorities to provide the best possible medical treatment to the blast victims.
The government of Balochistan Province has announced a three- day mourning for the victims and a compensation of two million rupees (about 20,253 US dollars) each for the killed policemen and one million rupees (about 10,126 US dollars) each for the others who lost their lives in the twin blasts.
A local Shia Muslim organization has also announced a three- day mourning for the victims as it believed that the bomb attacks were targeting Shias.
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