A suicide bombing left at least 40 people dead and more than a hundred injured on Sunday, July 30, after a suicide bomber triggered explosives during a political rally.
The attack targeted a political rally in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in northwestern Pakistan, making at least 40 people who died and more than 130 injured, according to a balance sheet of the local police.
The attack took place during a gathering of the Conservative Party Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), known for its ties with the hardest political Islam, in the former tribal area of Bajaur, border of Afghanistan.
Since last year, the country has experienced an increase in attacks by Islamist activists while most recent attacks have been mainly carried out against security forces and infrastructure.