3 dead, 22 hurt in Peshawar mosque attack

PESHAWAR: At least three people were killed and 22 others wounded in a remote-controlled bomb blast at Pashta Khara Mosque in Peshawar on Friday. The bomb targeted worshipers who were coming out of the mosque after offering Friday prayers. The injured were shifted to Hayatabad Medical Complex, where an emergency was declared. Following the blast, law enforcement agencies cordoned off the area and started a search operation. Speaking to SAMAA, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Information Minister Mian Iftikhar Hussain confirmed the blast. Condemning the bombing, he said that such attacks will continue to take place in Pakistan unless the situation improves in neighboring Afghanistan