Peshawar, July 30: At least 20 people were killed and 50 others injured in a blast at an Islamic political party's meeting in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, according to a media report. The explosion took place at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) workers' convention in Bajaur's Khar, Geo News quoted police as saying.

The police said that about 50 people were injured and have been shifted to a nearby hospital. Law enforcement agencies have cordoned off the area. Pakistan Blast: One Killed, 35 Injured in Explosion in Bajaur District in Khyber Pankhtuwa Province.

Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Faizi told the Dawn newspaper that five ambulances had reached the site.

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