MANSEHRA, Oct 3: A jirga of elders of Torghar on Monday decided to begin an investigation on its own into the last week's bombing of a police van in the district that left four policemen dead and 15 wounded.

All the dead and the wounded belonged to Bassikhel tribe. The jirga, which was held in Judbah and largely attended by elders and people of the area, condemned the van bombing.

It announced that it would carry out own investigation into the terrorist activity to expose perpetrators. It also said the investigation would help prevent such attacks in future. Participants pledged that they won't allow anyone to disturb peace in the area.

A participant said police should investigate as to why the van targeted by terrorists was stopped at Shagaqy Bazaar 'without cause' and that who leaked the travel plan of the targeted convoy to terrorists.

Meanwhile, the district administration and MNA Laiq Mohammad Khan distributed Rs10,000 each to the policemen wounded in the terrorist attack at Battagram and Abbottabad hospitals respectively.—Correspondent