44 dead, over 100 injured in suicide blast in Pakistan

Peshawar, July 30: A powerful blast triggered by a suicide bomber killed at least 44 people and injured nearly 100 others on Sunday at a rally of a hardline Islamic party in a restive tribal district of Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan.
The explosion took place at 4 pm at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl workers’ convention in Khar, the capital of Bajaur tribal district.
At least 44 people were killed and nearly 100 injured in the blast, police sources said. Rescue workers said they feared the number of casualties would rise.
Over 500 people were attending the convention when the blast occurred.
The area was sealed and a search operation has been initiated. (PTI)