At least 15 people have been killed and a federal minister among several wounded in a suicide blast at a political rally in northwest Pakistan.
Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao was addressing the public gathering when the bomber exploded his device near the speaker's platform, provincial police chief Sharif Virk told reporters.
"Fifteen people were killed and several others are wounded," Virk said.
The attack took place in the town of Charsada in North West Frontier Province bordering Afghanistan.
Witnesses said Sherpao had just finished speaking when a man was seen rushing towards the stage before a huge explosion went off.
The border province has a large community of Afghan refugees, most living in camps in the troubled region.
Pakistan has been hit by attacks including five suicide bombings this year, killing more than 50 people.
