Sectarian attack in Pakistan kills 44

SUICIDE bombings targeting religious minorities killed at least 44 people in Pakistan yesterday, sharply driving up the toll of sectarian assaults in a country already battered by massive flooding.

A blast killed at least 43 people in the southwestern city of Quetta at a Shi’ite procession calling for solidarity with Palestinians, Police Chief Ghulam Shabir Sheikh said.

He said 78 people were wounded and several were in critical condition.