A Taliban suicide bomber killed at least 13 people in a market next to Pakistan's military headquarters on Monday, a day after one of the deadliest attacks on security forces in recent years.

A further 18 people were wounded in the blast which tore through RA bazaar in Rawalpindi, Islamabad's twin city, only 15 meters from the army's General Headquarters, at around 7.45 am (0245 GMT).

AFP