The death toll in the suicide blast in Bajaur district of Pakistan has surged to 63, the district headquarters hospital said on Wednesday, reported The Express Tribune.
Officials said that the machine was being used in the construction of Phase III of the Samruddhi Express Highway late at night. Initial reports confirmed the death of 14 workers while three others were injured.
Bangladesh reported four more death due to dengue in the last 24 hours till Monday morning, taking the total tally to 251 this year, Dhaka Tribune reported.
The death toll in Bajaur bomb blast that took place in Pakistan's Khyber Paktunkhwa on Sunday has risen to 42, and at least 111 people are injured, ARY News reported.
The death toll in the explosion that took place in Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) convention has surged to 40, whereas 200 have been injured in the blast, reported Geo News.
A local JUI-F leader was also among those killed in the explosion that took place at the workers’ convention in Bajaur’s Khar, the district emergency officer told Geo News.