Suicide bomb at political rally in Pakistan kills at least 40, injures 130

By Jibran Ahmad and Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least 40 people were killed and over 130 injured when a suicide bomber set off explosives at a political rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Sunday, police said. The blast took place at a gathering of the conservative Jamiat Ulema Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) party, known for its links to hardline political Islam, in the former tribal area of Bajaur, which borders Afghanistan. The provincial police chief Akhtar Hayat told Reuters the explosion was caused by a suicide bomb. An emergency has been declared ...