People examine a suicide blast site in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)
ISLAMABAD, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- At least five people were killed and 10 others injured in a suicide blast at a wedding ceremony in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday, police said.
District Police Officer Sajjad Ahmad Sahibzada told Xinhua that a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden jacket at a house in the Qureshi Mor area of the district, where people were attending a wedding ceremony and enjoying a musical performance.
The official feared that the death toll might rise as some of the injured were in critical condition.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack yet. ■
People examine a suicide blast site in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)
People examine a suicide blast site in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan, on Jan. 24, 2026. (Str/Xinhua)
