Pakistan, Aug. 3 -- At least 14 people were killed and more than two dozen others injured after a suicide bomber targeted an anti-militancy rally in Kabal town of Pakistan's Swat Valley on Sunday, officials said.

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The attack occurred near a police station in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Swat district, where residents had gathered to demand peace and protest the resurgence of militant violence in the region. According to local authorities, the victims included at least nine civilians and five police officers.

Witnesses said participants were chanting anti-militancy slogans and calling on the government to eliminate extremist groups when the attacker detonated explosives...