A powerful blast inside a mosque in Peshawar's Kocha Risaldar area during the Friday prayers has left 30 people dead and over 50 injured.
A rescue official said the blast occurred at a Jamia mosque in Qissa Khwani bazaar area when the worshippers were offering Friday prayers.
Ten of the injured are said to be critical.
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"We are in a state of emergency and the injured are being shifted to the hospital. We are investigating the nature of the blast but it seemed to be a suicide attack," police officer Mohammad Sajjad Khan told Reuters.
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