The death toll from the powerful blast triggered by an Islamic State suicide bomber at a convention of a hardline Islamist party in Pakistan has risen sharply to 63.
Pakistan News: The death toll from the powerful blast triggered by an Islamic State suicide bomber at a convention of a hardline Islamist party in Pakistan's restive
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The death toll from the powerful blast triggered by an Islamic State suicide bomber at a convention of a hardline Islamist party in Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen sharply to 63, authorities said on Wednesday. World News | Death Toll Rises to 63 in Suicide Blast at JUI-F Political Convention in Pakistan.
The JUI-F party is part of the coalition government led by the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N). The major terror attack occurred as Pakistani political parties are beginning campaign preparations ahead of elections in the coming months. The attack in Bajaur was one of the worst in northwestern Pakistan in the last decade.