[h=2]61 Dead in Massive Religion of Peace Blast at Mosque...[/h]
At least 61 people were killed and 50 others injured in an explosion at an imambargah in Shikarpur on Friday.
As per initial reports, the blast occurred during Friday prayers at Karbala Maula Imambargah in Lakhi Dar area.
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2:30am
Talking to media on early Saturday, Commissioner Karachi Shoaib Ahmed Siddiqui said that on the orders of chief minister, 14 critically injured have been brought to Karachi by C-130 plane for further treatment, Express News reported.
The injured will be treated at Aga Khan Hospital and Sindh government will bear the expenses, said commissioner adding that 16 relatives were also brought with the injured.
10:26pm
Four critically injured patients have been brought by army teams to CMH Panoaqil for treatment, whereas 12 are being shifted to Karachi on Friday night by a C-130 aircraft.
CMH Malir and PNS Shifa have been put on alert to receive the patients.
8:28pm
The death toll has jumped to 61.
Sindh health minister Jam Mehtab Daher told AFP that the death toll from the attack has increased to 61″.
7:35pm
Shaukat Ali Memon, the medical superintendent of Civil Hospital in Shikarpur, said the death toll has risen to 48.
6:46pm
The Majlis-e-Wahdat-e-Muslimeen has called for a strike tomorrow to protest against the attack, Express News reported.
5:26pm
The death toll has jumped to 40.
Sindh health minister Jam Mehtab Daher told AFP that a total of 40 have been killed in the attack, 46 others have been wounded.
Shaukat Ali Memon, the medical superintendent of Civil Hospital in Shikarpur, confirmed the death toll and warned it could rise further as many of the wounded were in critical condition.
5:20pm
Security officials and police examine the site of the blast. PHOTO: AFP
5:06pm
The death toll now stands at 29.
An unidentified man placed explosives packed in a shopping bag inside the imambargah and left, Shikarpur police chief said, ruling out earlier reports that it was a suicide blast.
4:45pm
The militant organisation Jundullah, which last year pledged support for the Islamic State, claimed responsibility for the attack.
Our target was the Shia community (mosque) They are our enemies, said Fahad Marwat, a Jundullah spokesperson. He did not elaborate.
4:40pm
PHOTO: AFP
4:30pm
Local resident Mohammad Jehangir told AFP he had felt the earth move beneath my feet as he prayed at another mosque around 1.5 kilometres away.
4:10pm
Sindh health minister Jam Mehtab Daher told AFP that at least 20 people are dead and 73 others were wounded, adding that 23 of the worst injured had been moved to larger towns with better-equipped hospitals.
However, Shaukat Ali Memon, the medical superintendent of Civil Hospital in Shikarpur, said the death toll stood at 25.
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