TERRORIST ATTACK IN PAKISTAN

PESHAWAR: At least 25 people were killed and dozens other injured on Monday when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the crowded Qissa Khwani Bazaar in Peshawar.

Deputy Superintendent Police Gulfat Hussain and District Naib Amir of Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Dost Muhammad were also among the dead.

According to eyewitnesses, the bomber targeted a rally organized by the JI in protest against the power outages.

Edhi sources confirmed that 25 people were killed in the powerful blast.

The blast took place in front of a Sweets shop near Kabli Police Station located in Qissa Khwani bazaar of Peshawar.

The injured were shifted to Lady Redding Hospital, where emergency was declared.

Meanwhile, the police reached the scene and cordoned off the area.

It was the second blast that took place in Peshawar today. A schoolboy was killed in the first blast.