Suspects arrested over Pakistan mosque blast, police focus on how bomber got in - Reuters

The bombing was the most deadly in a decade to hit Peshawar, a restive northwestern city near the Afghan border, and all but three of those killed were police, making it most suffered by Pakistan's security forces in a single attack in recent history.

The bomber struck on Monday as hundreds of worshippers gathered for noon prayers in a mosque that was purpose built for the police and their families living in a highly fortified area.

[1/6] Rescue workers clear the rubble as they search for victims, after a suicide blast in a mosque in Peshawar, Pakistan January 31, 2023.

Remains of the attacker had been recovered, provincial Police Chief Moazzam Jah Ansari told Reuters.

Peshawar sits on the edge of the Pashtun tribal lands, a region mired in violence for the past two decades.

Reporting by Jibran Ahmad in Peshawar and Asif Shahzad in Islamabad; Writing by Miral Fahmy; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore