DEATH TOLL IN PAKISTAN ATTACKS HITS 85

The number of people killed in twin bombings in the northwestern Pakistani city of Parachinar has risen to at least 67, bringing the overall death toll from three separate attacks across the country on Friday to 85, officials said.
Shahid Khan, a local government official, said the toll could rise as many of the victims remained in critical condition on Saturday.
More than 200 people were wounded in the rush-hour attacks on Parachinar's Toori Bazar, he told local media.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a Sunni armed group, claimed the bombings in the predominantly Shia Muslim town.
Earlier on Friday, a suicide bombing at a police checkpoint in Quetta, in Balochistan province, killed at least 14 people, at least 10 of whom were police officers, the AFP news agency said.
Jamaat-ur-Ahrar, a faction of the Pakistan Taliban , claimed responsibility for the attack.
In yet another incident on Friday, armed men in the port city of Karachi, in Sindh province, attacked police officers at a roadside restaurant and killed four of them before fleeing.