The death toll has risen to 28 in the suicide blast that took place in a mosque in the Police Lines area of Peshawar in Pakistan on Monday, according to Dawn.
According to a Pakistan Railways spokesperson in Balochistan, the blast occurred when the Peshawar-bound Jaffer Express was passing by the Paneer area. The Pakistani newspaper said the train, which was coming from the Mach area, derailed and exploded.
Saudi Arabia on Monday issued an advisory for its citizens in Pakistan to cease unnecessary movement and warned them to take caution in every possible way after the South Asian country was rocked by several blasts on Sunday.
Dawar's tweet comes as Tehreek-e-Taliban-e-Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the explosion in Islamabad that killed a policeman and injured six other people after a car with explosives blasted near a clinic in the federal capital, Pakistani media reported.
The explosive material blew up on a two-way road near the Umar Farooq intersection in the city, the police said. Two injured are said to be in critical condition.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa [Pakistan], September 13 (ANI): A contractor was killed in a bomb blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local media reported citing sources.
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 10 (ANI): One person was killed and many feared injured after a blast took place in the Khuzdar area of Balochistan province, according to Dawn newspaper on Wednesday.
Balochistan [Pakistan], August 7 (ANI): At least three people including a policeman were injured in a remote-controlled blast that occurred in Quetta's Hazar Ganji area on Sunday, media reports said.