The Death toll of Shah Noorani shrine blast in southern Pakistan on Saturday has risen to 54.
At least 52 people including women and children were killed and more than 100 injured in a suicide blast in Shah Noorani shrine near Hub in Balochistan's Lasbella district, rescue sources told Pakistan's (Geo News).
Teams of medics and paramedics from Pakistan Army's Medical Corps and Pakistan Rangers Sindh reached the site of the explosion and administered first aid to the wounded. The injured, after preliminary medical attention, were shifted to the nearest hospitals in Hub, Khuzdar and Lasbella and Civil Hospital in Karachi.
35 dead bodies have been transferred to Civil Hospital in Karachi, where emergency has been declared.
The shrine has been re-opened for the masses after preliminary rescue work.
According to sources, the attack was carried out by a young man who used ball bearings in the explosives for maximum damage.
Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti said that the explosion took place when the devotees were engaged in dhamaal.
He said ambulances and rescue teams from Lasbela and Hub rushed to Shah Noorani, located about 200km away from Karachi.
More than 10 ambulances of Edhi Foundation reached the blast site and rescue efforts were underway.
Even the nearest hospitals are at least two hours away from the location of the blast. Many died because they could not receive medical treatment on time.
Source: QNA
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