Death toll of Pakistani suicide blast rises to 38
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Islamabad, June 20, IRNA -- The death toll from a suicide attack at a funeral in north western Mardan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province rose to 38 on Wednesday after seven victims died overnight in hospital, police said.
At least 30 people, including a provincial lawmaker of the Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaf (PTI), were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber detonated his explosives during a funeral procession in Mardan.
Five persons succumbed to their injuries today, taking the death toll to 35.
Moreover, at least 52 other people were also injured in the blast, said Jaffar Khan, the Deputy Inspector-General (DIG) of police in Mardan.
Worshippers were offering funeral prayers when the loud explosion ripped through the procession. DIG Jaffar Khan confirmed that the explosion was a suicide attack.
Former MNA and central leader of Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) Maulana Muhammad Qasim was leading the funeral prayers but survived the attack.
No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for the blast.
Those killed in the blast would be given Rs.300,000 and those injured Rs.100,000.
Eleven people injured in the blast have been shifted to Peshawar for further treatment. The condition of at least two is stated to be critical.
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