The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accepted responsibility for the attack in front of Masjid Faizaullah which also left scores of worshipers injured. - Photo by AP
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accepted responsibility for the attack in front of Masjid Faizaullah which also left scores of worshipers injured. - Photo by AP

KOHAT: The death toll in Hangu's Pat Bazaar suicide attack rose to 27 with the death of an injured child at Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar, DawnNews reported.

The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) accepted responsibility for the attack in front of Masjid Faizaullah which also left scores of worshipers injured.

Eshanullah Ehsan, the TTP spokesman speaking to Dawn.com said that the target was the Shia mosque, and the reason for the attack was their ideological differences with the community which he said would continue to be on their hit list.

Opinion

Editorial

On press freedoms
Updated 03 May, 2026

On press freedoms

THE citizenry forgets, to its own peril, how important a free and independent media is in the preservation of their...
Inflation strain
03 May, 2026

Inflation strain

PAKISTAN’S return to double-digit inflation after 21 months signals renewed economic strain where external shocks...
Troubled waters
03 May, 2026

Troubled waters

PAKISTAN’S water crisis is often framed in terms of scarcity. Increasingly, it is also a crisis of contamination....
Iran stalemate
Updated 02 May, 2026

Iran stalemate

THE US and Iran are currently somewhere between war and peace. While a tenuous ceasefire — extended largely due to...
Tax shortfall
02 May, 2026

Tax shortfall

THE Rs684bn shortfall in tax collection during the first 10 months of the fiscal year is a continuation of a...
Teaching inclusion
02 May, 2026

Teaching inclusion

DISCRIMINATORY and exclusionary content in Punjab’s textbooks has been flagged in Inclusive Education for a United...