Suicide attack kills 13 in Pakistan's northwest

Bomber strikes outside court in the northwest, killing at least 13 people including two women and a child.

A volunteer surveys the blood-soaked pavement after the deadly suicide attack in Charsadda

Two women and a child are women at least 13 people killed in a suicide bombing in northwest Pakistan, described as a "revenge attack" by a splinter group of the Pakistani Taliban.
The bomber blew himself up outside a district court in the Shabqadar market area of Charsadda in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
Police said 26 people were also wounded in the explosion, with six in a critical condition.

Charsadda in northwest Pakistan

The blast took place about 30km from the region's main city of Peshawar.
Inspector Ali Jan Khan, from the Shabqadar police station, said the attacker was attempting to enter the court.

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