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.
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.
As many as 11 people including Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Hafiz Hamdullah were injured in a blast in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Thursday, Dawn reported.
Warsak Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Arshad Khan confirmed that a vehicle of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa FC’s Mohmand Rifles regiment was targeted in the attack at around 10:30 am (local time).
The United States condemn in the strongest terms the attack in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday during a political rally, States Department official spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Tuesday (local time).
The first explosion left the man seriously hurt, and he eventually succumbed to his wounds. As neighbouring labourers gathered around the explosion site, another blast happened, however, there was no recorded loss of life.
The Pakistan administration was investigating how the Peshawar mosque bomber was able to reach a secure area and if there was any insider help, The Express Tribune reported.
The death toll in the Peshawar's Police Lines mosque blast has risen to 95 as the rescue operation to retrieve bodies from the debris of the mosque concludes on Tuesday, Geo News reported.