2023-07-30 16:01:08
A bomb exploded during a rally of a radical Islamic party in Pakistan, killing at least 39 people and injuring more than 100, according to an official report. “A senior party official was due to speak at the ceremony, but before he arrived a bomb exploded killing 16 people and injuring 52 others,” said Akhtar Hayat Gandapur, Inspector General of Police initially. from the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, located on the border with Afghanistan.
“I can confirm that in the hospital, we have 39 dead and 123 injured, including 17 patients in serious condition,” said Riaz Anwar, representative of the Ministry of Health for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The provincial governor, Haji Ghulam Ali, also confirmed this assessment. The explosion targeted the conservative religious party Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI-F), which was organizing a rally in the city of Khar ahead of elections to be held later this year, Akhtar Hayat Gandapur said.
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