Families ripped apart in Pakistan shrine attack — in pictures

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  The blast, confirmed to be the work of a teenage ISIL suicide bomber, hit worshippers as they were dancing and chanting at the shrine. Rehan Khan / EPA

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  The attack killed 52 and wounded more than 105 and was the fourth deadliest in Pakistan this year. Stricken survivors swathed themselves in blankets and braved the cold under open skies overnight as they made their way homes. Rehan Khan / EPA

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  Pakistan Rangers inspect the scene of a bomb blast. Witnesses said it took several hours for rescue services to reach the remote shrine, located on a hilltop in the Khuzdar district of Balochistan several kilometres away from surrounding villages with poor mobile network coverage. Rehan Khan / EPA

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  “The pressure of the blast was so strong, people were blown away. Everyone was running, shouting and searching for families,” said Mohammad Shehzad, 25, who had travelled in a group of 120 pilgrims. Rehan Khan / EPA

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  Sarfraz Bugti, the province’s home minister, said the blast was a suicide attack carried out by a teenager. “We have found body parts of the bomber which place his age at around 16 to 18,” he said. Asif Hassan / AFP

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  Pakistanis show pictures of missing family members. Fareed Khan / AP Photo

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  ISIL claimed responsibility for the attack via its affiliated news agency Amaq. Shakil Adil / AP Photo

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  It was the second major attack claimed by ISIL in as many months, following a raid on a police academy in the same province that killed 61 people. Rehan Khan / EPA

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  Militant sources in the province have said that ISIL, which had earlier struggled to gain a foothold in Pakistan because of competition from already established groups, has now forged alliances with local affiliates including the anti-Shiite Lashkar-e-Jhangvi group. Shakil Adil / AP Photo

The attack at a Sufi shrine in Balochistan killed 52 and wounded more than 105. It was the fourth deadliest in Pakistan this year.