Pakistan: 25 dead, 100 injured in twin explosions in Parachinar

At least 25 people are feared dead and over 100 injured as two subsequent explosions hit in Parachinar in Kurram Agency.

The attack took place at about 5.30 p.m., when a hand-grenade was hurled into the crowd of people busy with shopping at a downtown market in Parachinar city for the coming Eid, a holiday which marks the end of the fasting month of Ramadan.

The second blast happened a few minutes after people gathered at the first blast site for rescue, local media quoted eyewitnesses as saying.

An emergency has been imposed in the hospitals in the area, and the injured are being taken to the District General Hospital, Parachinar.

Security forces have cordoned off the affected site and are conducting a search operation.

Earlier today, at least twelve people were killed and 20 others injured on Friday in the explosion near IGP office in Quetta, Pakistan. Police cordon off an area and injured have been shifted to hospital, reports Pakistan media.

The injured were moved to Quetta's Civil Hospital, while a rescue operation is still underway.

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