Attack targeted at the religious gathering in mastung city. Earlier this month, at least 11 people, including a prominent muslim leader, were injured in an explosion in the same district, mastung. Live now to our correspondent saheer baloch in islamabad. This is of course an evolving situation. What do we know so far . So what we know so far is that people were congregating near the mosque to commemorate and basically celebrate the Birth Anniversary of prophet mohammed. It was when all of them congregated near the mask that them congregated near the mask that the blast went off and a lot of people say, especially the police, it is a Suicide Blast. So for the casualties have risen to 52. Police are trying to compile other proofs from the site as well. We are trying to compile other proofs from the site as well. From the site as well. We are ust seeinu from the site as well. We are ust seeing pictures i from the site as well. We are ust seeing pictures offi from the site as well. We are
Speaking at a g7 meeting in italy, mr blinken refused to comment on reports that israel had informed washington of its plans before they struck. Iranian state media said explosions were heard over the city of isfahan, which it said were iranian air defences hitting three drones. The action appears to have been limited in scope, with no casualties or major damage reported. Protestors took to the streets in tehran, denouncing israel, but Iranian State media has played down the incident. One official said there were no plans forfurther retaliation against israel. A minister in Benjamin Netanyahus government described the israeli action as lame. Mr blinken is at the summit of g7 foreign ministers. He said his focus remains on de escalation. Let me simply first of all repeat what our focus has been and where it remains. De escalation, avoiding conflict, and so, yes, calling on all concerned to exercise restraint. That is what we have been doing over the last couple of weeks, and, as necessa