Suicide bomber kills 14 outside police station in Pakistan’s Swat

A suicide bombing in Kabal, a town in Pakistan's Swat Valley region, resulted in significant casualties on Sunday evening. The explosion occurred at the entrance to a police station after security personnel attempted to search the attacker. According to local police leadership, the bomber detonated explosives during this security screening.

The timing of the attack proved particularly tragic, as the blast struck a gathering of several hundred residents assembled at a nearby intersection to demand government intervention against rising violence in the region. Witnesses reported that the explosion occurred as the final speaker was addressing the crowd, causing widespread panic and chaos. Emergency responders transported the wounded to a hospital in the nearby city of Saidu Sharif, with some patients reported in critical condition.

Security forces immediately secured the area and initiated an investigation into the incident. Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi issued a statement condemning the attack and expressing condolences to the families of those killed, while calling for recovery of the injured.