26 die, 70 hurt in Pak stampede

The incident occurred at an Islamic center of a Sunni Muslim group in down town Karachi when thousands of women were leaving for a rally.

A stampede after a religious gathering for women in southern Pakistan on Sunday left at least 26 women and children dead and more than 70 others injured, police and doctors said.

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The stampede occurred at an Islamic center of a Sunni Muslim group in down town Karachi when thousands of women were leaving for a rally after attending the gathering, said Zahid Hussain, a Karachi police official.

He said dozens of unconscious women and children were sent to hospitals.

Doctors at two different hospitals confirmed a total of 26 dead and more than 70 injured.