Officials say the death toll could have been much higher, had the bomber managed to enter the worship place.

Militant bases in the Shendrand, Nari Baba, Nagrosa and Sandana areas of Bara were destroyed in the blitz.

The number of patients suffering from diarrhoea and skin infections is on the rise in Dera Ismail Khan.

Muhammad Ramzan and five members of his family survived three days on a tree after floods destroyed their home.

Out of sight, out of mind, seems to be an apt proverb for the woes of the people of Dera Ismail Khan.

At least 30 people, among them a prominent cleric and former legislator, were killed and 40 more wounded.

Twenty-three days ago, they had a home. Now, flood victims line the Grand Trunk Road which has become home.

The government on Tuesday stopped providing assistance to the flood victims to force them to return home.

An official of the livestock department said 15 districts were affected by the devastating floods in the province.

Ruined houses, dead cattle and hapless survivors imploring for aid, these are the scenes one comes across in K-P.