(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-02-17 15:54

ISLAMABAD - The death toll of a suicide attack in northwestern Pakistan's tribal area has risen to 46 on Sunday, local TV channel DAWN NEWS reported.

People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb attack in Parachanir February 16, 2008. [Agencies]

The explosion took place near the election office of an independent candidate in Parachinar of Kurram tribal agency Saturday, the report said, adding that 46 people were killed and over 100 others injured in the attack.

The government has imposed curfew and deployed army to maintain order in Parachinar after the suicide attack occurred.

The political agent of Kurram Agency Zaheerul Islam was quoted by the Associated Press of Pakistan as saying that the bomb was planted in a car parked outside the election office of national assembly candidate Riaz Hussain Shah. He was addressing an election meeting inside the office when the blast occurred.

Secretary of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) Kunwar Dilshad has said that all the arrangements have been made to ensure a peaceful and transparent election in the country.

About 81,000 military troops and 400,000 police personnel will be deployed to ensure the parliamentary election due on Monday.