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| Deadly bombing in Pakistan town | Deadly bombing in Pakistan town |
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| At least 18 people have been killed in a bomb attack in a market in central Pakistan, officials say. | |
| More than 20 others were wounded in the blast in Dera Ghazi Khan, which badly damaged a number of buildings. | |
| TV footage showed rescuers struggling to reach people trapped in debris. Officials say the target may have been a provincial official, who was unhurt. | TV footage showed rescuers struggling to reach people trapped in debris. Officials say the target may have been a provincial official, who was unhurt. |
| Pakistan has recently been hit by a string of attacks which have left hundreds of people dead or injured. | Pakistan has recently been hit by a string of attacks which have left hundreds of people dead or injured. |
| The latest comes amid a continuing army offensive against the Taliban's stronghold in the north-west. | The latest comes amid a continuing army offensive against the Taliban's stronghold in the north-west. |
| Police believe the blast was caused by a car bomb. | Police believe the blast was caused by a car bomb. |
| "There are many people trapped in the rubble after the powerful blast demolished some 10 shops," senior local official Hassan Iqbal told AFP news agency. | "There are many people trapped in the rubble after the powerful blast demolished some 10 shops," senior local official Hassan Iqbal told AFP news agency. |
| He feared the number of casualties could rise. | He feared the number of casualties could rise. |
| District health officer Dr Pervez Haider Altaf told AFP a state of emergency had been declared and people were searching for survivors. | |
| "The hospital in the town has been crowded by the people looking for their relatives. Rescue efforts are still going on," he said. | |
| The house of senior provincial government adviser Zulfiqar Khosa was damaged in the blast but he was not among the injured, officials said. | The house of senior provincial government adviser Zulfiqar Khosa was damaged in the blast but he was not among the injured, officials said. |