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
are later this year, expected to be held later this year, so this is outraged by the political party to reach out to the supporters in this district which is on the border with afghanistan. so it is a big security concern for the pakistani government as various political parties, they want to get in touch with people by organising these kinds of rallies and energising their workers, working out strategies how to reach out to people. so it is a big concern for the government and the political parties. we know there have been several attacks. is there any connection to any recent ones that have gone on? there has been an increase in the number of attacks in northwest pakistan as well as in the province. that is a group called taliban pakistan, they called
province. that is a group called taliban pakistan, they called emphases prior to the next cease fire with security forces and since then they have been targeting pakistan security forces, but according to one media report, they deny any involvement in the latest attack, but we haven t heard from other militant groups, but what is really concerning pakistan are considered differences have been increasing attacks from these militants and the pakistani government blames militants, which they accuse them of harbouring inside afghanistan, however, the taliban administration in afghanistan denied those charges, but the pakistani military has suffered a lot of casualties, and according to one think tank reports, more than 380 people have been killed since the beginning of this year due to this violence. finally, before we year due to this violence. finally, before we go. year due to this violence. finally, before we go, afghanistan, - year due to this violence. finally, before we go, afgh
off a cease fire with security forces and since then they have been targeting pakistan security forces, but according to one media report, they deny any involvement in the latest attack, but we haven t heard from other militant groups, but what is really concerning pakistan s secuirty forces differences have been increasing attacks from these militants and the pakistani government blames militants, which they accuse them of harbouring inside afghanistan, however, the taliban administration in afghanistan denied those charges, but the pakistani military has suffered a lot of casualties, and according to one think tank report, more than 380 people have been killed since the beginning of this year due to this violence. earlier the bbc spoke to senior analyst for pakistan news channel geo mazhar abbas. it mazhar abbas. is one of the west in recent yea rs it is one of the west in recent years rather during the
plant the field back in may. tourists have flocked to the field to take pictures of the state flower in bloom. a recap of our top story. well over 100 people have been injured in an eventin 100 people have been injured in an event in bajaur district in pakistan near the border of afghanistan. i met monica miller. thanks for watching our programme. i m monica miller. hello. july has been a very wet month across the uk. and as we look towards the very end of the month, and, indeed, into the start of the new one, well, there s more rain on the way. spells of wind and rain this week, rather cool as well. now, looking back at the rainfall we ve had so far, these figures are valid up to 10am on sunday. can see that in preston 285% of the averagejuly rainfall. that means preston has had close to three times the rainfall we would expect in a typicaljuly.