UPPER WAZIRISTAN: Two combatants of a local militant outfit and one passerby were killed in a bomb blast in Chagmalai area of Upper Waziristan tribal district on Friday.

Witnesses said that the explosion occurred in front of a market after Friday prayers.

Two people, who had affiliation with Fareed Shekari group, a militant outfit in the Mehsud tribe-dominated area, died on the spot.

Sources said that the two combatants had been identified as Shah Gulzar and Mustafa. A wounded person succumbed to injuries while being shifted to a hospital.

Another critically injured person was referred to a hospital in Dera Ismail Khan.

The police said that investigations had been started to ascertain the nature of the blast. Some reports suggested that it was a suicide attack. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.

Published in Dawn, November 19th, 2022