The Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-KP) on July 31 claimed responsibility for July 30 suicide blast at a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) political gathering in Khar town of Bajaur District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), as the death toll rose to 54, reports Dawn. 23 minors were among the dead person. Amaq, the propaganda news channel of IS-KP said that a suicide attacker detonated his explosive jacket in the middle of a crowd in Khar.