By Prensa Latina,
Islamabad : At least 16 dead and 75 wounded were the tolls of a car bomb blast at a packed market in Peshawar, capital of Pakistani Northwestern Border province.
The TV channel Dawn said the explosion occurred amid purchases for the Muslim celebration Eid ul Adha at a narrow street leading to the historic Qissa Khwani bazaar.
Peshawar Mayor Ghulam Ali said the blast hit power lines, leaving the area in deep darkness while it destroyed one building and six houses, so the toll may still grow since some victims are trapped under the rubble.
Pakistan has staged since July 2007 a wave of attacks, mostly suicidal, so far killing over 1,500 people nationwide.