A huge explosion hit the Shah Noorani Shrine located in the Khuzdar District of the southwestern Pakistani province of Balochistan.
The incident occurred during a religious dance in the shrine – a ceremony attended by dozens of people on a daily basis.
According to eyewitnesses cited by local media, at least 500 people were in the shrine at the moment of the blast.
The total number of casualties is still unknown, although various media give conflicting reports concerning the initial death toll. According to the Pakistani Samaa TV channel, the blast claimed the lives of 15 people and injured many more, while a journalist from ARY news reports that at least ten people were killed in the incident and another 30 were injured.