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16 policemen among 21 killed in suicide blast during Friday prayers at mosque in northwest Pakistan

Original reporting

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Current understanding

Current understanding

Deccan Herald reported that 21 people were killed in a suicide blast during Friday prayers at a mosque in northwest Pakistan. [1]

The report said 16 policemen were among those killed. [1]

AI-generated from linked publisher headlines. GDELT-discovered reporting is credited to the original publisher; AtlasWire does not retrieve article bodies. Generated 18 Sept 2026, 16:35 UTC.

Impact assessment

51/100

Impact assessment

high human impact

The score is supported by one ownership group and is not independently corroborated.

Score breakdown

What shaped this score

Each dimension is scored separately out of 100.

Loss of life and injury51/100
People affectedNot yet evidenced
Living conditionsNot yet evidenced
Ongoing riskNot yet evidenced
Duration and relief accessNot yet evidenced
Wider societal impactNot yet evidenced

The strongest evidenced dimension establishes the base score. Separate human-impact dimensions can add a bounded share of the remaining headroom without double-counting the same harm.

21 reported deaths are placed between published calibration anchors, producing a loss component of 51/100.

What the reporting supports

  • Reported deaths21 reported deaths21 killed