Official: Death toll climbs to 34 in Pakistan blast February 19, 2012 -- Updated 1146 GMT (1946 HKT) Officials say the bomb attack on a market in Parachinar, northwest Pakistan, was the deadliest in a month. NEW: Death toll increases to 34, a government official says NEW: Authorities say a suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into a crowded market Islamabad, Pakistan (CNN) -- The death toll climbed to 34 following an explosion Friday at a market in Pakistan's tribal region, a senior government official said Sunday. The deaths occurred when a suicide bomber on a motorcycle drove into a crowded market in Parachinar, a town in the Kurrum Agency, said Sahibzada Anis Khan, a government official who oversees the region. The blast wounded 42 people, said Shahab Ali Shah, a government official of the Kurram Agency, one of the seven districts of Pakistan's volatile tribal region bordering Afghanistan. The suicide bomber struck when people gathered in the market after their Friday prayer, Shah said. Share your story with CNN iReport Mubarak's fall from power stunned the world -- three decades of rule ended in 17 days. A year on, little progress but hope remains. Whitney Houston was poised, graceful and strong, and her musical legacy will be an inspiration to young artists for years to come.