MASTUNG – Mastung blast becomes the deadliest blast in the history ofPakistan as the death toll in deadly Mastung blast has escalated to 149whereas 186 people are still under treatment at different hospitals acrossthe province.

Deputy Commissioner Qaim Lashari revealed that report of the mishap hasbeen prepared as per which, some of the people had taken the bodies oftheir relatives to their houses direct from the blast site.

He also appealed the bereaved families to contact the districtadministration for compensation money announced by the government. Reportof the incident has also been sent to interior ministry, he added.

On Friday, a suicide blast ripped through a crowd at a political rally inMastung and claimed lives of 149 people including Balochistan Awami Party(BAP) candidate Nawabzada Siraj Raisani. Authorities said the suicidebomber detonated in the middle of a compound where the political meetingwas taking place.

The blast is the latest in a string of attacks that have spurred fears ofviolence ahead of nationwide polls on July 25. Authorities said the suicidebomber detonated in the middle of a compound where the political meetingwas taking place.

The attack was the most lethal since Taliban militants assaulted a schoolin the northwestern city of Peshawar in 2014, killing over 150 people,mostly children, and one of the deadliest in Pakistan’s long struggle withmilitancy.

It came hours after four people were killed and 39 injured when a bombhidden inside a motorcycle detonated close to another politician’s convoyin Bannu on Friday, near the border with Afghanistan.

The politician — Akram Khan Durrani, a candidate of the MuttahidaMajlis-e-Amal (MMA) party — survived, police said. No group has yetclaimed responsibility for that attack.

On Tuesday, a bomb claimed by the Taliban targeted a rally by the AwamiNational Party (ANP) in the city of Peshawar.Local ANP leader Haroon Bilour was among the 22 killed. Thousands flockedto his funeral the next day.