"Both were suicide blasts in which 45 people have lost their lives while more than 65 others were wounded, but the death toll could rise as many injured are in critical condition", he said.
The blast went off in the volatile city of Quetta also injuring at least 15. Four police officers were gunned down in southern city of Karachi.
Officials said emergency had been imposed in all hospitals across Parachinar, the capital of Kurram agency.
Baluchistan has always been the scene of a low-level insurgency by Baluch nationalists and separatists, who want a bigger share of the regional resources or outright independence, but also attacks blamed on the Pakistani Taliban and others.
A second official said that as people rushed to rescue those wounded by the first explosion, a second blast took place.
Pakistan has seen a dramatic improvement in security in the last two years, but groups such as the umbrella Pakistani Taliban and other extremist outfits still retain the ability to carry out attacks.
"It's possible the assailants were trying to enter the (Army) cantonment which is close by", Kakar told the media.
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An official from Balochistan's bomb disposal unit said the vehicle contained up to 95 kg of explosives.
The blasts in Parachinar came on the final Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, just days ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, one of Islam's holiest festivals.
In January, at least 25 people were killed and over 65 injured early in the morning when a powerful explosion ripped through a crowded marketplace in Parachinar, officials said.
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the attack, saying that terrorists involved in the attack will be taken to task and all out efforts will be taken to eliminate terrorism.
Security officials also confirmed that the blast was the result of a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device which exploded after the "suspicious" driver was spotted by policemen.
Quetta is about 100 km east of the border with Afghanistan and is the capital of Baluchistan, which has been plagued by militant violence.
Baluchistan has always been the scene of a low-level insurgency by Baluch nationalists and separatists, who want a bigger share of the regional resources or outright independence, but also attacks blamed on the Pakistani Taliban and others.
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