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Pakistan bombing death toll hits 65

The death toll from a bombing at a Muslim rally in southwestern Pakistan has reached 65, after several seriously injured individuals passed away overnight at hospitals.

Earlier reports had put the death toll at 53 with nearly 200 were injured.

The Friday attack came as thousands of people were attending a rally in Quetta in support of the Palestinian cause, marking the international Quds day.

According to the medics, over a dozen people succumbed to their injuries overnight at hospitals across the city on Saturday. The death toll is expected to rise further as some of the injured are reported in critical condition.

The attack was the second assault against Pakistani Shia Muslims in three days.

Three bombs went off in quick succession during a crowded mourning procession in the eastern city of Lahore on Wednesday.

Nearly 40 people were killed and 300 more were injured in the carnage. The attacks came as Shia Muslims were marking the martyrdom of the first Shia Imam, Ali Ibn-Abi Taleb (PBUH).

Pro-Taliban militants have claimed responsibility for both of these attacks which have also killed several children.

Since the 1980s, thousands of people have been killed in the sectarian-related incidents in Pakistan.

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