Suicide blast in Peshawar kills eight: Live updates[/B]
By Web Desk / Riaz Ahmad
Published: December 22, 2012
PESHAWAR: A bomb blast in the Qissa Khawani Bazaar area of Peshawar killed eight and injured at least 18 people on Saturday, reported Express News.
Live updates:
7:30pm
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain confirmed that Bashir Bilours condition is critical.
President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Pervez Ashraf and Interior Minster Rehman Malik have condemned the attack while Malik also demanded a report from IG Police, KP, reported Radio Pakistan.
7:17pm
Provinicial MPA Bashir Bilour is in critical condition after being injured. Doctors are currently operating on him at Lady Reading Hospital.
Three of the injured are in critical condition and are in the ICU.
Bomb Disposal Squad has determined that this was a suicide blast.
6:40pm
Kabli police station SHO Sattar Khan was killed in the blast, along with four others.
Police officials reported that the blast went off during an Awami National Party (ANP) rally.
Bomb Disposal Squad and more police officials are en route to the scene of the blast.
The injured have been moved to Lady Reading Hospital.
This is a developing story and it will be updated accordingly.