Tragedy unfolds as terror strikes Shah Noorani shrine

Dawn.com Published November 13, 2016

A man grieves after identifying the body of a relative. ─ Reuters

Volunteers arrange bodies of the victims of shrine bomb blast at a morgue in Karachi. ─ AP

Devotees take shelter after a suicide bomb attack near the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani. ─ AFP

A man carries a boy injured after a bomb blast at a hospital in the Hub district. ─ AFP

Devotees board a jeep on their return home from the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani after the bomb blast. ─ AFP

Pakistani rescue workers and volunteers unload an injured victim of bomb blast at a Sufi shrine. ─ AP

Rescuers transport an injured person to a hospital in Karachi. ─ AFP

Women talk on phones while gathering outside of a mortuary in Karachi. ─ AFP

An injured boy victim of the bomb blast at a Sufi shrine is treated at a local hospital in Hub. ─ AP

Pakistani rangers look at the site of the suicide bomb attack. ─ AFP

Pakistani commuters ride towards the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani. ─ AFP

A Pakistani camera man (C) takes video of the suicide blast site. ─ AFP

Devotees walk back home from the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani following the suicide bomb attack. ─ AFP

A Pakistan Army soldier takes pictures of the suicide blast site. ─ AFP

Rangers gather outside the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani. ─ AFP

Women gather around the coffins of the victims of the bomb blast. ─ AP

Women mourn for their family members. ─ AP

Rangers stand guard in the shrine of Sufi saint Shah Noorani. ─ AFP

People head back home following the bomb blast. ─ AP

Pakistani Army troops and rescue workers examine the site of the bomb blast. ─ AP

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At least 52 people were killed and 102 were injured on Saturday evening in a bombing at the shrine of Shah Norani in Khuzdar district of Balochistan.

The explosion took place at the spot where the dhamaal (Sufi ritual) was being performed, within the premises of the shrine. At the time of the blast, there were at least 500 people gathered at the spot to view the performance.

The shrine is frequented by a large number of devotees on Friday, and is visited by people from across the country. Iranian nationals also frequent the shrine. It is approximately 150 kilometres from Karachi.

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Shaukat Ali Khan

Nov 13, 2016 07:47am

No Muslim can think of such an act.

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M. Emad

Nov 13, 2016 08:38am

Very Sad.

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MSD

Nov 13, 2016 10:39am

So sad

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salman

Nov 14, 2016 12:05am

Who can be behind such attack, just one day before inauguration of Gawadar port shipment ?

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shams

Nov 14, 2016 08:02pm

@Shaukat Ali Khan But they actually did.

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