Peshawar blast death toll climbs to 42

PESHAWAR: The death toll from a deadly car bomb that struck the city on Sunday rose to 42, a local hospital said Monday.

The Lady Reading Hospital said 107 people were brought to the hospital for treatment with multiple injuries. They said that 49 patients with minor injuries were discharged while 58 were still being treated at the medical facility.

The government has formed a four member committee to probe the barbaric bomb strike.

The bomb caused carnage in the busy Kissa Khwani market in the city. The dead included eight women and children aged five to nine. The bomb went off near a police station but officials said it did not appear to have been the target.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who is in New York for the UN General Assembly, strongly condemned the blast.

"Those involved in the killing of innocent people are devoid of humanity and all religions," he said in comments released by his office.