the tribal area of bajaur is near pakistan s border with afghanistan. it s not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though police suspect it was a suicide bomber. no organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s biggest religious parties. hundreds crowded in, covered from the afternoon sun by a marquee, waving flags and chanting. then the speaker was interrupted by the explosion. some people were stretchered out, soaked in blood. others were simply carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said they have struggled to identify all of the dead.
of bajaur is near pakistan s border with afghanistan. it s not immediately clear what caused the explosion, though police suspect it was a suicide bomber. no organisation has admitted carrying out the attack. our pakistan correspondent caroline davies has the latest, from the capital islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s biggest religious parties. hundreds crowded in, flags, chance then the explosion. this is one of the raleigh s organisers on stage at the time it happened. his ears are still ringing from the blast. what do you remember after the explosion? it was remember after the explosion? it was in ured remember after the explosion? it was injured peeple remember after the explosion? it was injured people around, remember after the explosion? it was injured people around, dead - remember after the explosion? it was
our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s biggest religious parties. hundreds crowded in, covered from the afternoon sun by a marquee, waving flags and chanting. then the speaker was interrupted by the explosion. some people were stretchered out, soaked in blood. others were simply carried by any hands that could offer help. the district hospital declared a health emergency and a call was put out for blood donations. as the wards filled up, some were taken by helicopter to nearby peshawar. the death toll rose quickly. police have said they have struggled to identify all of the dead. among those named is a local political leader. there has been an increase in violent attacks in pakistan, particularly in kp province. police have said that they have discovered evidence suggesting
downed three ukrainian drones over moscow, ukraine s president zelensky makes a stark warning. ukraine is getting stronger. gradually, the war is returning to the territory of russia. and we have a special report where we talk to a mother about why it s getting easier to be a single parent in china. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan where at least 44 people have been killed, in what police suspect was a suicide bomb attack, at a political rally, in the north west of the country. well over 100 were injured in the blast, at the event in the ba jore district, near the border with afghanistan. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s
makes a stark warning. ukraine is getting stronger. gradually, the war is returning to the territory of russia. and we have a special report where we talk to a mother about why it s getting easier to be a single parent in china. live from our studio in singapore this is bbc news. it s newsday. hello and welcome to the programme. we start in pakistan where at least 44 people have been killed, in what police suspect was a suicide bomb attack, at a political rally, in the north west of the country. well over 100 were injured in the blast, at the event in the ba jore district, near the border with afghanistan. our pakistan correspondent, caroline davies has the latest, from the capital, islamabad. a sunday afternoon political rally by one of pakistan s