A suicide attacker detonated explosives near a police station in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad today, killing more than 10 police officers, officials said.

An explosion in Pakistan’s capital, Islamabad, has killed or wounded up to 15 people, officials said today.

Authorities in Pakistan were today investigating a suicide bombing that killed 16 people before a rally, the latest in a series of violent incidents since the army stormed a mosque held by Islamic extremists.

Police attacked stone-throwing protesters with batons and fired tear gas in the north-western city of Peshawar today – Pakistan’s third consecutive day of violent protests over the Prophet Muhammad cartoons, witnesses said.