At least 40 people were killed in an explosion at a political gathering in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, Geo News reported, citing local officials.
The report did not mention a possible cause for the blast that took place at a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, known for its links to hardline politics, in the former tribal area of Bajaur.
Bilal Faizi a spokesman for Rescue 1122, a first-responder service in the province, told Reuters that 17 had been killed according to initial reports, but over 70 were injured and the toll could rise.
Pakistan has seen a resurgence of attacks by militants since last year when a ceasefire between the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamabad broke down.
The TTP pledges allegiance to, but is not directly a part of, Afghanistan's Taliban.
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