Source: European Commission's Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations
Country: Pakistan
Twenty-four people died and 100 others were injured in a car bomb explosion at the gate of an Imambargah in Parachinar, 250 kilometres west of Peshawar, on Friday 1 April. Majority of the dead and injured were women and children.
The current explosion is the fifth in a series of bomb explosions in Parachinar.
According to local sources, the hospital was unable to provide proper assistance to the victims due to lack of facilities.
A compensation package for the victims of the bomb blast has been announced by the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor.