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Suicide bomber targets wedding ceremony in northwest Pakistan, killing 7 people, wounding 25
The attack targeted members of a government-backed peace committee amid rising militant violence near the Afghan border, killing seven and injuring 25, police said.
- On January 23, 2026, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest among wedding guests at Noor Alam Mehsud's home in Dera Ismail Khan, killing at least seven and wounding 25.
- Officials say the attack fits a pattern since 2021 as militant attacks have risen since the Taliban regained power, with many TTP fighters finding sanctuary in Afghanistan, Pakistan urges action from the Afghan Taliban regime in Kabul.
- Witnesses described the scene, saying guests were dancing to drum music when the attacker struck and assailants fired after the blast, while victims were rushed to hospital with several critical and five moved to the DHQ Trauma Centre.
- Police officials said probes are ongoing into the blast’s nature, and law enforcers reported Noor Alam Mehsud was among seven injured in the attack.
- Security data show 5,397 incidents nationwide last year, with 3,811 in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, 1,557 in Balochistan, and 2,597 terrorists killed during operations, officials said.
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Pakistan: Suicide blast at wedding in KPK leaves five killed and 10 injured
At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide blast during a wedding at the residence of a peace committee member in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Friday. Sajjad Ahmed Sahibzada, District Police Officer of Dera Ismail Khan district, confirmed it was a suicide attack. The attack took place during a wedding celebration at the residence of the peace committee chief Noor Alam Mehsud, near Qureshi morr. "The expl…
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