Blast in northwest Pakistan kills at least 22

At least 22 people were killed and 50 others injured on Friday in a suicide blast outside a Shia imambargah at a busy market in Pakistan’s restive northwest tribal region.

The bomber driving a car blew himself up near the main gate of the imambargah in the central bazar of Parachinar, Kurram Agency.

At least 22 people were killed and 50 others wounded in the blast, Dawn News reported, citing hospital sources. Women and a child were among the dead.

The condition of the majority of those injured was stated to be critical. Scores of vehicles were also damaged in the blast.