Local authorities in Pakistan announced that the death toll from a suicide attack targeting a security facility in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in the northwest of the country has risen to 13, including six children and five soldiers.
The Pakistani Civil Defense said in a statement that suicide bombers stormed the security facility yesterday with car bombs, killing at least 13 civilians, including children, and wounding about 30 others, while a military official confirmed that the explosion caused the roof of a nearby mosque, buildings and walls to collapse shortly after iftar time while the market in the area was crowded with shoppers.
For its part, the Pakistani army said that five of its soldiers were killed in the operation, along with four suicide bombers, without any party claiming responsibility for the attack so far.
In a related context, Shahbaz Sharif, Pakistani Prime Minister, condemned the attack, saying, “We will never allow the evil goals of Pakistan’s enemies to be achieved.”
It is worth noting that this suicide attack comes a few days after six people were killed and others were injured in an explosion inside Haqqania University in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, which has been witnessing a dangerous security escalation between armed groups and regular forces for months.
