A senior Levies official confirmed that so far 12 bodies have been recovered from the blast site. DEATH TOLL COULD RISE, OFFICIALS FEARRescue officials fear that the death toll could rise, as the blast took place when there was a heavy rush of devotees who had gathered at the shrine to pay their respects. Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti told the media that so far it appeared to be a suicide attack. An initial probe showed that the blast occurred when a sufi dance called dhamal was going in the premises of the shrine. Today's is the second major attack at a shrine in Balochistan where in November 2016, at least 52 people were killed and 102 injured in a blast at the shrine of Shah Norani in Khuzdar district.

Source: India Today October 05, 2017 14:25 UTC