The death toll in the Peshawar blast has climbed to 92 after 22 more bodies were retrieved from the wreckage by the rescue teams, ARY News reported on Tuesday, quoting the deputy commissioner.
Security officials said the explosion took place around 1:40 pm on Monday as Zuhr prayers were being offered because the roof of the mosque caved in. The rescue operation is still underway at the mosque site to retrieve the victims.
Pakistani
took to social media to voice their protest and react to the atrocious Peshawar blast. Let's have a look at a few tweets.
https://twitter.com/Iamsajalali/status/1620194655341285376
https://twitter.com/Hadiqa_Kiani/status/1620249893855182848
https://twitter.com/faysalquraishi/status/1620006254348492805
https://twitter.com/TheMahiraKhan/status/1620019077204021249
https://twitter.com/ArmeenaRK/status/1620038887296086021
https://twitter.com/iamhumayunsaeed/status/1620066676111990785
https://twitter.com/adnanactor/status/1620010463043149824
https://twitter.com/aClockworkObi/status/1620047229905162240
https://twitter.com/farhan_saeed/status/1620131847769587714
https://twitter.com/MawraHocane/status/1620128106072932353
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also tweeted, ensuring he has the victims and their families in his thoughts.
https://twitter.com/JustinTrudeau/status/1620258788413698049
The political leadership of the country including Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, former president, Asif Ali Zardari, former prime minister Imran Khan, former NA speaker Asad Qaiser and others have strongly condemned the terror attack and vowed to give exemplary punishment to those involved in it.
The political leadership extended their prayers and condolences go to the victims’ families.