Worshipers were performing ‘dhamal’ at the shrine when the explosion hit
At least 30 people have been killed and more than 70 wounded in an explosion at a Sufi Muslim shrine in Balochistan, according to Pakistani media.
Emergency services are struggling to reach the area in the remote Kuzdar district.
Worshipers at the Shah Noorani shrine were performing dhamal – a trance-like dance – when the explosion hit. Sufism, a tolerant, mystical practice of Islam, has millions of followers in Pakistan but is opposed by extremists.
Those critically injured are being transported to hospitals in Karachi, according to local officials.
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack and called for rescue efforts
Extremist groups in the province of Balochistan, have frequently targeted civilians and this year.
In October dozens were killed in an attack on a police college in the city of Quetta and in August an attack on a hospital there killed 70 people.
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