Bomb at prayer meeting kills 32

A powerful bomb exploded during evening prayers at a public park in southern Pakistan today, killing at least 32 people and injuring dozens more, witnesses and a doctor said.

The bomb went off at Nishtar Park in Karachi, the capital of southern Sindh province, as hundreds of people were saying prayers after celebrating the anniversary of the birth of Islam’s Prophet Mohammed, said Mohammed Asif, a witness.