Pakistan: Over 70 dead in ISIS suicide attack on Sufi shrine
 According to local media reports, the explosion took place within the premises of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar's mausoleum during the "Dhamaal" ritual.
Karachi, Feb 16: Over 70 people were killed and nearly 150 others injured tonight when an Islamic State suicide bomber blew himself up inside the crowded shrine of revered Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in Sehwan town, some 200 kms northeast of Karachi, in a string of deadly blasts this week in Pakistan.
The bomber entered the shrine through its Golden gate and blew himself up near the site where the ritual of sufi dance 'Dhamal' was taking place. The attacker first threw a grenade, to cause panic and then blew himself up, police said. The shrine is situated on the Super Highway in Dadu district. The area is located far from any hospital, with the nearest medical complex located 40 to 50 kilometres from the site of the blast. Devotees gather at the shrine of the revered Sufi saint every Thursday to participate in a dhamaal and prayers.
The ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack on their Aamaq news agency, saying a suicide bomber had targeted a "Shiite gathering" at the shrine in Sindh. Commissioner Hyderabad Kazi Shahid said since the shrine was located in a remote area, some 130 kms from Hyderabad, ambulances and vehicles and medical teams were being sent from Hyderabad, Jamshoro, Moro, Dadu and Nawabshah to the blast site to take care of the injured and move the bodies.