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A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, killing at least 47 people and wounding more than 150 others.

Cash-strapped Pakistan faces a severe economic crisis and is seeking a crucial installment of $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund — part of its $6 billion bailout package — to avoid default. Embassy, adding that "The United States stands with Pakistan in condemning all forms of terrorism." Many were injured when the roof came down, according to Zafar Khan, a police officer, and rescuers had to remove mounds of debris to reach worshippers still trapped under the rubble. Earlier this month, in another attack claimed by the Pakistani Taliban, a gunman shot and killed two intelligence officers, including the director of the counterterrorism wing of the country's military-based spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence. He expressed his condolences to families of the victims, saying their pain "cannot be described in words." Sarbakaf Mohmand, a commander for the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter.

Injured victims of a suicide bombing are being brought to a hospital in the city of Peshawar, northwestern Pakistan on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023. AP PHOTO.

At a nearby hospital, many of the wounded were listed in critical condition as the casualty toll rose. Sharif's government came to power last April after Khan was ousted in a no-confidence vote in parliament. A survivor, 38-year-old police officer Meena Gul, said he was inside the mosque when the bomb went off. Peshawar has been the scene of frequent militant attacks. Police said between 300 and 350 worshipers were inside the Islamic house of worship when the bomber detonated his explosives. It was unclear how the bomber managed to penetrate so deep inside the zone unnoticed.

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Talks with the IMF on reviving the bailout have stalled in the past months. At a nearby hospital, many of the wounded were listed in critical condition as the casualty toll rose. “It is imperative we improve our intelligence gathering & properly equip our police forces to combat the growing threat of terrorism.” “My prayers & condolences go to victims’ families,” said the ex-premier. The bomber detonated his suicide vest as some 200 worshipers were praying inside or heading to the mosque for prayers. As the number of casualties rose, Peshawar police chief Ijaz Khan gave the latest tolls.

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State of play: The bombing took place during the noon prayers, Ghulam Ali, the governor of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, of which Peshawar is the capital, told ...

The sheer scale of the human tragedy is unimaginable. [Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/blast-mosque-pakistans-peshawar-70-injured-2023-01-30/). - "Just returned from Peshawar. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. [Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/01/30/pakistan-peshawar-mosque-bomb/) reported. [Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-01-30/at-least-28-killed-scores-injured-in-pakistan-mosque-blast?sref=yLCixKPR).

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber struck a crowded mosque inside a police compound in Pakistan on Monday, causing the roof to collapse and killing ...

Cash-strapped Pakistan faces a severe economic crisis and is seeking a crucial installment of $1.1 billion from the International Monetary Fund — part of its $6 billion bailout package — to avoid default. Many were injured when the roof came down, according to Zafar Khan, a police officer, and rescuers had to remove mounds of debris to reach worshippers still trapped under the rubble. Embassy, adding that “The United States stands with Pakistan in condemning all forms of terrorism.” The militant group, also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan or TTP, is separate from but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban. He expressed his condolences to families of the victims, saying their pain ”cannot be described in words.” Sarbakaf Mohmand, a commander for the Pakistani Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack on Twitter.

A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least 47 worshipers, including a number of police officers.

The group is separate from but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban, which seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021 as U.S. Coffins were wrapped in the Pakistani flag, and the officers’ bodies were later handed over to relatives for burial. “It is imperative we improve our intelligence gathering & properly equip our police forces to combat the growing threat of terrorism,” Khan tweeted. Siddique Khan, a police official, said the death toll had risen to 47, and more than 150 people were wounded. Sharif traveled to Peshawar and visited the wounded at the hospital. The flood damage totaled more than $30 billion, and authorities are now, months later, still struggling to arrange tents, shelter and food for the survivors. The 38-year-old police officer said he could hear cries and screams after the bomb exploded. Pakistan, which is mostly Sunni Muslim, has seen a surge in militant attacks since November, when the Pakistani Taliban ended their cease-fire with government forces. Most of the casualties were police officers. Many were injured when the roof came down, according to Zafar Khan, a local police officer. More than 300 worshipers were praying inside the mosque, with more approaching, when the bomber set off his explosives vest. The main spokesman for the militant group was not immediately available for comment.

Up to 400 worshippers in prayer at time of blast · Among those killed were 27 police officials · Pakistani Taliban deny responsibility for attack.

TV footage showed rescuers cutting through the collapsed rooftop to make their way down and tend to victims caught in the wreckage. The walls and roof fell on me." It threw me out of the veranda. The death toll rose to 59 after several people succumbed to their wounds, hospital official Mohammad Asim said in a statement. "This is no less than an attack on Pakistan. "It was a suicide bombing," Peshawar Police Chief Ijaz Khan told Reuters.

At least 59 people have been killed by a suicide bombing that apparently targeted policemen praying in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan.

A video circulating on social media and verified by the BBC shows that half of a wall caved in. Another man said he had been rescued after being trapped under the rubble for almost an hour. Mr Sharif said those behind the attack had "nothing to do with Islam". The attack on the mosque took place at the start of a key week for Pakistani diplomacy. Others have broken bones from being hit by falling rubble. The mosque is in one of the most heavily controlled areas of the city, which includes police headquarters and intelligence and counter-terrorism bureaus.

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Officials say the death toll from Pakistan suicide bombing has risen to 74 after rescuers retrieved 15 more bodies from the rubble of the roof of a mosque ...

Talks with the IMF on reviving the bailout have stalled in the past months. Security officials said Monday the gunman was traced and killed in a shootout in the northwest near the Afghan border. Many were injured when the roof came down, according to Zafar Khan, a police officer, and rescuers had to remove mounds of debris to reach worshippers still trapped under the rubble. The TTP is separate from but a close ally of the Afghan Taliban. He expressed his condolences to families of the victims, saying their pain ”cannot be described in words.” He said the bombing in the northwestern city of Peshawar also wounded more than 150 people.

A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of people, officials said.

The U.S. At least 59 people were killed and more than 157 others were injured, a local hospital spokesperson told ABC News. The blast occurred at a mosque near police offices in Peshawar, the capital of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, not far from the country's border with Afghanistan.