Thursday, July 31, 2025
spot_img

17 killed, 50 wounded in blast in NW Pak

Date:

Share post:

spot_imgspot_img

Islamabad: A powerful car bomb on Monday went off in a crowded market in the restive Khyber tribal region of northwest Pakistan, killing 17 people and injuring 50 others, officials said. The explosives-laden car, parked at Fauji Market in Jamrud area of Khyber Agency, went off with a loud bang.

The market was crowded at the time of the explosion, witnesses and security officials said. The dead and injured included women and children. Officials said 10 of the injured were in a serious condition.

More than 10 cars were destroyed and several shops damaged by the explosion. Footage on television showed a column of black smoke rising into the sky as ambulances rushed to the market to ferry the injured and bodies to nearby hospitals.

Security forces cordoned off the area as traders closed their shops. Troops conducted a search operation as officials scoured the site for clues. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Several militant groups, including the Pakistani Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam, are active in Khyber Agency.

Also, A senior government official and two policemen were killed in two separate shootings at Quetta city in southwest Pakistan on Monday, officials said.

Khadim Hussain, Deputy Director of the Public Relations Department, was on his way to work when unidentified gunmen riding a motorcycle fired at his vehicle at Shahra-e-Iqbal in Quetta. Hussain was seriously injured and died while being taken to hospital.

The gunmen who attacked Hussain were intercepted by policemen on Jinnah Road. Two policemen were killed and another injured in an exchange of fire.

The attackers managed to escape, officials said. No group claimed responsibility for the attack on the government official. (PTI)

spot_imgspot_img

Related articles

Modi’s friendship with Trump means little: Opposition on US tariffs

NEW DELHI, July 30 : Opposition parties slammed the government on Wednesday after Donald Trump imposed a 25-per...

Trucker stabs wife in front of 7-year-old daughter in court

GORAKHPUR, July 30: A 39-year-old truck driver fatally stabbed his wife in front of their seven-year-old daughter inside...

Two armed terrorists killed as Army foils infiltration bid

JAMMU, July 30: Two heavily-armed terrorists, believed to be members of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), were killed in...

Next mission with NASA among nine launches planned by ISRO

SRIHARIKOTA, July 30: After the successful launch of the NISAR satellite, ISRO chairman V Narayanan on Wednesday announced...