At least 42 people have been killed in a bombing at a hospital in south-west Pakistan.
Dozens of other people were injured in the blast, which happened in the grounds of a government-run hospital in Quetta.
The explosion took place shortly after the body of a prominent lawyer killed in a shooting attack was taken to the hospital.
It is not yet known who is behind the killing of the lawyer, Bilal Kasi, who was shot dead by two gunmen as he left his home for work.
The explosion happened at the main entrance to the hospital
Nearly 100 lawyers and journalists were gathered at the hospital when the bomb went off, police official Zahoor Ahmed said.
No-one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
a statement Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif expressed his "deep grief and anguish over the loss of precious human lives."
Dozens have been killed or injured
He said: "No one will be allowed to disturb peace in the province that has been restored due to countless sacrifices of security forces, police and the people of Baluchistan."
Sanaullah Zehri, the chief minister in Baluchistan province, said that the blast appears to be a suicide attack but that the police are still investigating.
The military has been deployed in and around the Quetta's hospitals.
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