At least 52 people were killed and more than 100 injured in an explosion at a remote Sufi Muslim shrine in restive Balochistan province yesterday, worshipers at the Shah Noorani shrine were performing Sufi dance dhamal when the bomb hit.
Edhi Foundation said, it has sent 50 ambulances to carry injured people to hospitals in Karachi. The attack was claimed by the Islamic State terror group. Atleast 500 to 600 devotees were present in the Shrine at the time of the blast. Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and called for speedy rescue efforts. The shrine attracts Sufi devotees from all over the country, as well as neighbouring Iran.