At least 25 people have been killed in a bomb attack on a hospital in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, officials say.
At least 25 people have been killed in a suicide bomb attack on a hospital in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, police say.
Reuters news agency says local Shia Muslims had gathered near the hospital after their leader had been shot dead and his body taken to the hospital.
The attack happened at midday while local Shia Muslims gathered at the hospital in Dera Ismail Khan district, after their leader had been shot dead.
Meanwhile, there has been more fighting between militants and soldiers in the Bajaur district on the Afghan border.
Meanwhile, there has been more fighting between militants and soldiers in the Bajaur district on the Afghan border.
One of the main challenges of the government is to improve security.
The violence comes one day after Pervez Musharraf resigned as president.
Coalition parties are expected to meet to discuss later on Tuesday to discuss who will succeed Mr Musharraf.
Security will be a key concern for whoever succeeds the outgoing president.
Mourners struck
Salahuddin Khan, the head of the local police station in Dera Ismail Khan told the BBC the explosion was "definitely a suicide attack".
"At the moment I can say that 25 people have died in the attack", he said. He added that the motive was almost certainly sectarian.
At least 24 other people are believed to have been injured, police said.
The attack took place outside the hospital's emergency centre, where mourners had gathered after the body of Zaffar Jajjee, a local Shia killed in a drive-by shooting, was brought in.
Police officials say the suicide bomber blew himself up in a dense crowd. The dead included children, officials said.
Afterwards, an emergency was declared at the hospital and a tight security cordon thrown around the compound.
Meanwhile at least 11 militants and a number of soldiers are reported to have been killed in the latest violence in Bajaur district.
Last week the army said more than 150 militants and 13 soldiers had been killed in a week of fighting in Bajaur. Militants put their dead much lower, at about a dozen.
The latest violence comes the day after Pervez Musharraf resigned as president of Pakistan.
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