Peshawar: During Friday prayers in a packed mosque in a northwestern Pakistan, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people and injured more than 20.

The bombing in the village of Payee Khan was confirmed by the second regional official in the anxious Mohmand region of the lawless Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) bordering Afghanistan.

According to the reports, "The suicide bomber was in crowded mosque, he shouted 'Allahu Akbar' and then there was a huge blast".

"Many people were gathered inside the mosque where a suicide bomber blew himself up," he added.