Suicide bomber targets wedding ceremony in Pakistan, kills 7

The death toll from a suicide bombing at a wedding near the Afghan border rose to seven on Saturday, ‍police ‌said, as Pakistan struggles to deal with ⁠a rising wave ‍of militant attacks.

The bombing tore through a building housing members of a peace committee during a wedding ‍ceremony on Friday in northwestern Pakistan's Dera Ismail Khan ‍district, said police official Muhammad Adnan.

The committees are made up of local residents and elders and supported by Islamabad as part of its efforts to counter militants in the regions along the Afghan ‌border.

Local residents clear the rubble at the site of suicide bombing on a wedding ceremony. AP

The four, who were among nearly a ‍dozen people hurt in the attack, died in hospital, Adnan added.

Three people were confirmed dead on Friday.

No ​group has claimed responsibility for the bombing. The Pakistani Taliban, also known as Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, which operates on both ​sides ‍of the Afghan border, has labelled peace committee members ‌as traitors.

Reuters