Two bombs killed at least 12 people and wounded dozens outside a court complex in northwest Pakistan, CBC News quoted a rescue official as saying, hours after militants from a Pakistani Taliban faction attacked a Christian neighborhood in the same region.

The bodies of lawyers, policemen and civilians were recovered from the blast site, said Haris Habib, chief rescue officer in the city of Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

"First there was a small blast followed by a big blast," Habib said.

No militant group has yet claimed responsibility for Friday's court attack, but Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said the bombing would "not shatter our unflinching resolve in our war against terrorism".

Security in Pakistan has improved in recent years but some groups continue to stage major attacks.

Source: MENA