Lower Dir: At least 31 people have been killed and several others injured in a suicide blast during the funeral payer in Lower Dir area of northern Pakistan.
The District Police Office (DCO) said that incident took place during the funeral prayer of local Malik Safeer Khan in a Jandol Smar Bagh area located in Lower Dir.
Rescue workers rushed to the spot and shifted the dead and injured to Timergara Hospital.
Local sources told The News Tribe that at least 31 people were killed and 50 injured in blast but DPO Saleem Marwat has confirmed the death of 26 people.
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