The death toll from a Taliban suicide bombing at a packed mosque in Pakistan's restive northwest tribal region has risen to 36 after several of those injured in the attack died in hospitals, officials have said. The death toll has risen to 36 after more people succumbed to their injuries, said assistant political agent of the agency Haseebur Rehman. A curfew was imposed in the area yesterday and a search was being conducted to arrest other planners of the attack. Pakistani Taliban routinely targets courts, schools and mosques in the tribal region, where the military has launched a massive operation to flush out the terrorists since 2014. The attack came on a day when Sharif vowed to continue the war against militancy till the elimination of the last terrorist.

Source: dna September 18, 2016 14:48 UTC