At least 14 people were killed and dozens wounded in a grenade attack on a mosque in northern Pakistan on September 10.
The mosque, in Dir district near the border with Afghanistan, was full of people offering special Ramadan prayers, officials said.
Militants in the border areas have launched several attacks recently.
Bahadur Khan, the mayor of the village in Dir district, said that the attackers first threw grenades into the mosque then opened fire with Kalashnikovs.
Officials said they expected the death toll to rise.
US officials have said al-Qaeda has found a safe haven inside Pakistan from where it can plan new attacks on the West.
On Wednesday, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff said a new strategy was needed to deny militants in Afghanistan the use of bases across the border in Pakistan. But Islamabad said it would not allow foreign forces on to its territory.
BBC
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