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Casualties feared in Pakistan shrine blast Pakistan shrine blast in Sindh kills many
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More than a dozen people have been wounded in a blast near a shrine in southern Pakistan, local TV stations report. At least 25 people have been killed and dozens more wounded in a suicide bombing at a popular shrine in southern Pakistan, local media report.
The explosion happened by the shrine of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan, in Sindh province. The explosion targeted the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan, in Sindh province.
The number of casualties is unclear at this stage. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and urged Pakistan to "stand united".
Television station Samaa initially reported more than 50 people were injured, while Geo TV put the figure at 20. A Sindh police spokesman said a suicide bomber had entered the shrine and blown himself up among the devotees.
Television station Samaa initially reported more than 50 people were injured, while Geo TV put the figure at over 100.
The shrine is one of the most revered in Pakistan, and was crowded as Thursday is considered a sacred day for Muslims to pray there.
Medical facilities near the blast site are said to be insufficient to handle large-scale casualties.Medical facilities near the blast site are said to be insufficient to handle large-scale casualties.
Those that can are two hours' drive away in Jamshoro and Hyderabad.Those that can are two hours' drive away in Jamshoro and Hyderabad.
The attack is the latest in a string of blasts in Pakistan this week. No group has so far claimed it carried out the attack.
'Universal humanity'
In a statement, the prime minister vowed to fight Islamist militants who have carried out attacks in Pakistan.
"The past few days have been hard, and my heart is with the victims," Mr Sharif said.
"But we can't let these events divide us, or scare us. We must stand united in this struggle for the Pakistani identity, and universal humanity."
The blast is the latest in a string of bombings in Pakistan this week.
Pakistan hit by deadly suicide attacksPakistan hit by deadly suicide attacks
Deadly blast at Lahore protest rallyDeadly blast at Lahore protest rally
At least seven people were killed on Wednesday and several more injured in two separate suicide bombings in the country's north-west.At least seven people were killed on Wednesday and several more injured in two separate suicide bombings in the country's north-west.
In the first, six people died when two bombers targeted a government compound in the Mohmand tribal region.In the first, six people died when two bombers targeted a government compound in the Mohmand tribal region.
A driver died in the second attack, when a bomber on a motorbike rammed a government van carrying four judges in the city of Peshawar.A driver died in the second attack, when a bomber on a motorbike rammed a government van carrying four judges in the city of Peshawar.
On Monday, a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Lahore killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 100. And on Monday, a suicide bombing in the eastern city of Lahore killed at least 13 people and wounded more than 100.
A faction of the Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, said it had carried out that attack, as well as two gun assaults in Karachi on 12 February.A faction of the Pakistani Taliban, Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, said it had carried out that attack, as well as two gun assaults in Karachi on 12 February.