At least 15 Pakistani soldiers were killed this evening in a suicide bombing at an army building near the capital Islamabad, the military said, the second major attack on the army this month.
The blast occurred in the canteen of the building used by the army's elite Special Services Group (SSG) in the town of Tarbela Ghazi, around 70 km (45 miles) northwest of Islamabad.
President Pervez Musharraf, who is also army chief, served in the SSG.
"It was a suicide attack. The bomber blew himself in the canteen when the soldiers were dining," a security official said on condition of anonymity.
Military spokesman Major-General Waheed Arshad said 15 soldiers were killed and a government official said the toll could rise as several soldiers were critically wounded.