ISLAMABAD, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a suicide blast near a peace rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 14, while 26 others were injured, police sources told Xinhua on Sunday.

Photo taken with a mobile phone on Aug. 2, 2026 shows the blast site in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The death toll from a suicide blast near a peace rally in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province has risen to 14, while 26 others were injured, police sources told Xinhua on Sunday. (Photo: Xinhua)

The victims included many police personnel who had been deployed to provide security for the rally, the sources said.