A suicide bomber targeted a funeral in northwest Pakistan on Sunday , killing at least 14 people and wounding 37 others , officials said . The blast took place just outside Peshawar , the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province , said city police official Kalam Khan . While no one immediately claimed responsibility for the attack , authorities believe the target may have been members of the Awami National Party . Khushdil Khan , a party member who is the deputy speaker of the provincial assembly , had gone to the funeral for a local woman . But he left before the suicide bomber walked up to mourners and blew himself up as they were leaving , police said . The Awami National Party , which is part of the governing coalition led by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani 's Pakistan Peoples Party , is often targeted by the Taliban . In February , an explosion outside a political rally in northwest Pakistan killed five people and wounded 10 , officials said . The Tehrik-e-Taliban , or Pakistani Taliban , claimed responsibility for the blast . `` We carried out the attack , '' said Asim Mehsud , the Taliban spokesman for Pakistan 's South Waziristan region . `` We will also target upcoming rallies of the Awami National Party , as it is a secular party . We will also target any other rallies conducted by secular political parties in the future . '' In November , party member Hanif Jadoon and his bodyguard were killed in a suicide attack . Jadoon had just finished morning prayers on the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha when a bomber approached his car and detonated his explosives . The attack took place in the Swabi district of the province , about 80 kilometers ( 50 miles ) west of Islamabad .
The suicide bomber blew himself up as mourners are leaving , police say . An Awami National Party leader attended the funeral for a local woman . Authorities believe the target may have been Bangladesh National Party officials . No one immediately claims responsibility .