No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but militants have carried out similar bombings in the flood-ravaged country in recent days that have left at least 130 people dead and dozens of others wounded.

Pakistani officials said a police residential complex in the northwestern city of Kohat was likely the latest target by militants.

Provincial Police Chief Fayyaz Tooru says families of police officers were breaking their daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan when suspected militants detonated by remote-controlled a pick-up truck filled with some 300-kilograms of explosives.

"There were reportedly a couple of people who got down from the double-cabin [pickup truck] and they walked [away].  And then soon after their getting out of the scene, the double-cabin exploded," said Tooru.

The police chief said the powerful blast destroyed many homes in the area and damaged nearby buildings.  He also said there are large numbers of women and children among the victims.


The Pakistani Taliban is on the U.S. list of terrorist organizations.