AT LEAST 40 people have been killed in a blast at a political rally in Pakistan, according to reports.
Local officials said the explosion happened in the northwestern district of Bajur on Sunday.
More than 100 people were also wounded when the bomb ripped through a rally by supporters of a hard-line cleric and political leader in the area, which borders Afghanistan.
Senior police officer Nazir Khan said the workers’ convention of Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam party was taking place on the outskirts of Khar, the capital of Bajur district, when the explosion took place.
Cops have said the death toll was expected to increase.