A powerful blast has ripped through a crowded market in the northwest Pakistani city of Peshawar, killing at least forty nine and injuring one hundred more.
The deadly blast hit a shopping area close to the city's main Khyber Bazaar on Friday morning.
A Press TV reporter in the city said at least forty nine people were killed and more than a hundred were injured in the explosion which also damaged nearby buildings in the area.
He said the death toll is expected to rise as some of the injured were in critical condition.
The attack comes hours after militants fired three rockets from an undisclosed location, hitting different areas of Peshawar on Thursday.
Peshawar is the main city in the northwest and has been a frequent target of insurgents.
At least five people were killed on Monday when a bomber disguised as a security officer blew himself up in the lobby of the UN World Food Program's office in central Islamabad.
The chief of the notorious militants' group has announced his group would exact revenge on US and Pakistani forces for the killing of a former commander.
Hakeemullah Mehsud has recently vowed to avenge the death of his cousin and former leader Baitullah Mehsud who was reportedly killed in a US drone attack in the volatile tribal Waziristan region.
Insurgents have also destroyed dozens of NATO trucks and containers taking supplies to NATO-led forces in Afghanistan.
Thousands have lost their lives in the nuclear-armed country since the former military ruler Pervez Musharraf joined the so-called US war on terror in 2001.
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