Pakistan explosion: 'Dozens killed' in Peshawar market 29 September 2013 Last updated at 08:15 An explosion has ripped through a market in the north-western Pakistani city of Peshawar, leaving at least 25 dead and dozens wounded, officials say. The explosion took place in the Kissa Khwani market, with shops and vehicles set alight. The blast comes a week after a double suicide bombing that killed at least 80 people at a church in the city. On Friday, at least 17 people were killed in the bombing of a bus carrying government employees near Peshawar. Hospital emergency Police said they suspected the explosion was caused by a car bomb. Pakistan's Dawn newspaper quoted the health minister as saying that the main Peshawar police station may have been the main target. An emergency situation was declared at the Lady Reading Hospital as it received the injured, many of them badly burned. Rising violence has hindered new Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's overtures to end the insurgency through peace talks with the Taliban. Mr Sharif is in New York at the UN and is to meet Indian PM Manmohan Singh later on Sunday. Ahead of the talks, Mr Singh said Pakistan must stop being "the epicentre of terrorism."