PESHAWAR: A bomb blast occurred in the Jani Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bannu region on Wednesday that left the chief of Jani Khel peace committee killed along with his son and nephew, officials said.
The vehicle carrying peace committee chief Malik Hashim Khan was targeted in the Zindi Falak Sher area of Bannu’s Jani Khel and was completely destroyed in the attack, officials said.
Moreover, the police also confirmed that the blast was carried out with a remote controlled device. The bodies were shifted to the local hospital in Zindi Falak Sher.
The incident occurred in the jurisdiction of Hewad police station. The area was cordoned off by the security forces and a search operation was launched.
