District Health Officer (DHO) Abdul Rasheed Shahi has confirmed the casualties. City Station House Officer (SHO) Mohammad Javed Lehri said a police official was among the people who have been killed in the blast.
The force also recovered a rifle from the killed Naxal. The Naxal was identified as Kamlu (25), a resident of Bijapur (Chhattisgarh). He was an active member of TADA Dedekasa Dalam and had a bounty of Rs 14 lakhs on his head.
An official said that the explosion, which seems to be of a "massive" nature, took place near Madina Mosque. He said that the people had to participate in a procession later, as per Geo News.
Assistant Commissioner Ataullah Muneem told Dawn that the explosion took place near an Eid Miladun Nabi rally and that there were reports of around 30 people getting injured, according to the Pakistan daily.
Storm Elias caused several months of rain in less than a day in Greece on Wednesday. This comes just weeks after Storm Daniel killed 17 people in the southern European nation, CNN reported.
Assam police on Thursday arrested three people, including a railway employee for allegedly strangling a minor girl to death and then engaging in sexual acts with the body in Assam's Karimganj district.
“Canada is alleging that India did some incident in that country. They should share the evidence with India,” National Conference leader told reporters here.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that Canada is still committed to building closer ties with India, despite “credible allegations” of the Indian government’s involvement in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, Canada-based National Post re
A 32-year-old student was arrested after a “targeted” shooting rampage in the Dutch city of Rotterdam left three people dead on Thursday, CNN reported citing local authorities.
In a statement shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, the Rotterdam police said that they had arrested a 32-year-old suspect and were carrying out investigation whether he was linked to the shootings.
Hammal Haider participated in a protest in front of the United Nations in Geneva to demand justice for Karima Baloch and other Baloch political activists killed in Pakistan and foreign soil.
In an update, Uzbekistan's Ministry of Emergencies said that the situation at the site of the warehouse explosion in Tashkent is "under control" as emergency workers continue to make efforts to fully extinguish a fire that was caused due to the explosion.