Bomb at Pakistan political rally kills at least 40 and injures more than 150

Rescue workers inspect the site after a bomb explosion in the Bajur district (Rescue 1122 Head Quarters via AP)

A bomb at a rally being held by supporters of a hardline cleric and political leader in Pakistan has killed at least 40 people and injured more than 150, including children.

Senior police officer Nazir Khan said the workers convention of Maulana Fazlur Rehman’s Jamiat Ulema Islam (JUI) party was taking place on the outskirts of Khar, the capital of Bajur district near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan, when the explosion took place.