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Near the border with afghanistan. Our pakistan correspondent, Caroline Davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. A Sunday Afternoon Political Rally by one of pakistans biggest religious parties, Jamiat Ulema E Islam. Hundreds crowded in, flags, chanting, then the explosion. Emraan was one of the rally s organisers on stage at the time it happened. His ears are still ringing from the blast. What do you remember after the explosion . Translation it was all injured people around, l all dead bodies and flesh. It was like doomsday. Local people tried to help. There were not enough ambulances so people were taking their own cars. He says several people around him died. He isnt sure why he survived. These pictures show some of the chaos. Stretchered or carried by any hands that could offer help. The District Hospital declared a Health Emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. As the wards filled up some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. The Death Toll Rose qui
The tribal area of bujaur is near pakistans border with afghanistan. Its not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though Police Suspect it was a Suicide Bomber. No organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. With more on this lets cross to the newsroom and our south asia editor, anbarasan ethirajan. Hundreds of people had gathered for a gathering of a hardline islamist Political Party in pakistan which is part of the governing coalition. There was suddenly an explosion. Some people have been killed, and more than 200 injured. A local hospital was struggling to cope with the incoming casualties. Many people are being taken to other parts of the district and do the provincial capital peshawar. This could be a Suicide Attack but no group has admitted carrying out the attack or responsibility for this incident. At the moment the priority for the authorities is to provide care and treatment for those who have been injured in this blast. And again, as we know, we had been disc
Hello and welcome to world news today. We begin in pakistan where the government has called on the army to restore order, after large protests in islamabad. Its after scenes like this clashes between police and hardline islamist protesters. The protestors want a government minister to be sacked, they accuse him of blasphemy. Well the violence has led to 200 people being injured at this key highway called the faizabad interchange. Security forces tried to break up a sit in there which has been going on for several weeks. The demonstrations have also spread to other cities including lahore and karachi. The violence poses a direct challenge to the governing party the pakistan muslim league. Ive been getting the thoughts of the bbcs south asia regional editor, anbarasan ethirajan. The government allowed nearly three weeks before they sent in hundreds of Police Officers to clear these hundreds of protesters who are blocking a key highway going into the capital. People have been going throug