Pakistan: Five dead in suicide bombing on paramilitary headquarters

Authorities have described the attack as a "foiled terrorist plot", noting that the attackers were gunned down at the gate.

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Police told BBC Urdu that the attackers were armed as they charged at the Federal Constabulary's headquarters in Peshawar in north-western Pakistan.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.

The constabulary's complex is located in a highly secured area in Peshawar, and the attackers would have had to breach multiple levels of security to break in.

Witnesses told local media they heard two loud explosions at around 08:10 local time (03:10 GMT) on Monday.