Videos on social media show scenes of chaos as police vehicles load up casualties wounded in the blast that appears.

District police officer Israr Umrani said 41 bodies had been recovered from the wreckage, some burned beyond recognition.

Authorities say power should be restored by 10 pm on Monday night but the outage had a severe impact on.

According to Pakistani officials, as a result of the blast, six bogies of the train derailed, leaving at least eight.

Khan said Pakistan’s police do not stand a chance against terrorist groups as they are ‘equipped with modern weapons that.

As the conference drew to a close, delegates pledged more than $9 billion to help with Pakistan's key post-disaster needs.

Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned Islamabad, including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, of “concrete action”.

Pakistan has installed 25 checkpoints in the city amid growing concerns over security, following Friday’s explosion and threats against the.

A suicide car bombing at a checkpoint in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad on Friday (December 23) killed one police official.

Officials say at least 30 TTP fighters are involved in the hostage situation, some of whom have been imprisoned for.