Bomb Blast Kills Five in NW Pakistan
At least five people have been killed and three others wounded in a bomb blast in the troubled northwestern Pakistan.
The explosion took place on Wednesday in Orakzai Agency which is a tribal region situated some 60 kilometers from northwestern city of Peshawar. Reports say that security forces cordoned off the site of the attack and launched an investigation into the incident.
This is just the latest in a series of violent attacks in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern tribal region, with another four bombings having taken place within the past weeks.
On December 17, 2012 at least 17 people were killed and 70 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in the Jamrud area in the Khyber tribal region.
No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is likely to be linked to pro-Taliban groups.
Militants have carried out numerous attacks against security forces as well as civilians and managed to spread their influence in various regions of the country, despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani army.
Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan entered an alliance with the United States in the so-called “war on terror.”
Thousands more have also been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy in the country.
Source: Press TV
This is just the latest in a series of violent attacks in Pakistan’s troubled northwestern tribal region, with another four bombings having taken place within the past weeks.
On December 17, 2012 at least 17 people were killed and 70 others wounded in a car bomb explosion in the Jamrud area in the Khyber tribal region.
No group or individual has so far claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is likely to be linked to pro-Taliban groups.
Militants have carried out numerous attacks against security forces as well as civilians and managed to spread their influence in various regions of the country, despite frequent offensives by the Pakistani army.
Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001, when Pakistan entered an alliance with the United States in the so-called “war on terror.”
Thousands more have also been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy in the country.
Source: Press TV
