By NNN-APP
Parachinar, Pakistan : A suicide bomber, riding a motorcar, rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into an election office of an independent candidate in Parachinar city, killing at least 38 persons including six children and injuring 109 others on Saturday afternoon.
Casualty Medical Officer at Agency Headquarters Hospital Parachinar Dr. Farhad ALi has confirmed 38 deaths and 109 injured of which 60 percent patients were in critical condition.
The Interior Ministry has confirmed the death of 27 people.
According to eyewitness, the bomber hit the election office of Independent candidate for NA-37 Kurram Agency, Dr Syed Riaz Hussain Shah where large number of people had gathered.
The dead identified are Asif Ali son of Muhammad Hassan, Wasim son of Mehdi, Muhammad Hussain, Ahmed Ali, Hataf Ali son of Yaqoob Ali, Kabir Hussain son of Ali Asghar, Shafaat son of Sultan, Syed Kamal Hussain son of Syed Gul Hussain and Jawad Hussain son of Mir Muhammad Khan.
The law-enforcing agencies rushed to the scene and cordoned off the area. The blast was so powerful that it disrupted the power supply and the city plunged into darkness.
The officials of the security agencies and Khasadar rushed to the site and cordoned off the entire area and collected evidences from the spot.
The injured were rushed to Agency Headquarters Parachinar where condition of several injured, was stated to be critical. Emergency has been declared in the agency hospital. The explosion was heard in the entire Parachinar city.