At least eight people were killed and 18 wounded in a suicide attack on Monday in the northwest region of Pakistan.
The bomber blew himself outside a district court in the Shabqadar market area of Charsadda district in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.
According to hospital officials, women and a child were among the dead.
"We've received seven bodies, including two women and a female child," Asfandyar Khan, a hospital worker, told Al Jazeera.
A police inspector said 18 people were also wounded in the explosion.
Inspector Ali Jan Khan from the Shabqadar police station said the attacker was attempting to enter the court.
"The suicide bomber was interrupted by two security personnels, which prompted him to blow himself outside the court," he told Al Jazeera.
Medical teams were dispatched to the scene, but the death toll is expected to rise, he said.
In January, Bacha Khan University - also in Charsadda - came under attack by the Pakistani Taliban, killing 21 students and teachers.
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