20 killed in blast at Islamist party rally in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province
The Hindu
Many people were killed and several others injured in a blast at an Islamic political party’s meeting in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 30, according to a media report.
At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured in a blast at an Islamist political party's meeting in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 30, according to a media report.
The explosion took place at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers' convention in Bajaur’s Khar, Geo News quoted police as saying.
The police said that about 50 people were injured and have been shifted to a nearby hospital.
Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Faizi told the Dawn newspaper that five ambulances had reached the site.
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