{
  "id": 54444,
  "title": "Suspected suicide bombing kills at least 14 in Pakistan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/suspected-suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-14-in-pakistan",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-02T18:33:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/2026/08/02/suspected-suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-14-in-pakistan/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday, a suspected suicide bombing resulted in at least 14 deaths and 18 injuries in Pakistan's north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attack occurred outside a police station in the Kabal area of the Swat district, where residents had gathered for a pro-police rally. Regrettably, the victims included five police officers and eight civilians, with the 14th fatality believed to be the suicide bomber himself. Police official Fida Hussain informed Reuters of the grim toll. In response to the devastating incident, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif expressed profound grief and sorrow. The Pakistani government attributes the surge in militancy in border areas to the Afghan Taliban, which they accuse of providing support to the militants. However, Afghanistan's Taliban government denies these allegations.",
  "summary": "At least 14 people were killed in a suspected suicide bombing on Sunday outside a police station in Pakistan 's north-western Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, local officials said. The explosion took place in the Kabal area of the Swat district as residents were staging a pro-police rally, although it was not immediately clear whether the gathering was the intended target. Fida Hussain, a regional…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "A suicide bomber strikes an anti-militant rally in northwestern Pakistan, killing at least 14",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/a-suicide-bomber-strikes-an-anti-militant-rally-in-northwestern",
        "published": "2026-08-02T16:23:02.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "Suspected suicide bombing at police station kills at least 14 in Pakistan, officials say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/suspected-suicide-bombing-at-police-station-kills-at-least-14-in",
        "published": "2026-08-02T18:57:40.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "Pakistan: Suicide bomber kills 14 at anti-militancy protest",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/pakistan-suicide-bomber-kills-14-at-anti-militancy-protest",
        "published": "2026-08-02T19:20:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "14 killed in suspected suicide bombing in Pakistan",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/02/14-killed-in-suspected-suicide-bombing-in-pakistan",
        "published": "2026-08-02T23:36:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Al Jazeera",
        "title": "Suicide bombing kills at least 14 people in Pakistan’s Swat Valley",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/suicide-bombing-kills-at-least-14-people-in-pakistans-swat-valley",
        "published": "2026-08-03T00:18:50.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}