Blast kills 4 militants in Pakistan’s Orakzai area

Islamabad, December 30: At least four pro-Taliban militants have been killed in a car bomb blast in Orakzai Agency in northwestern Pakistan, officials say.

Officials said the militants were travelling in an explosive-laden vehicle when it exploded, a Press TV correspondent reported.

The car exploded in Bezot area of Orakzai agency late Tuesday, killing all four pro-Taliban militants.

The vehicle was completely destroyed in the blast.

Meanwhile, Pakistani military announced Tuesday that its troops have killed a suspected pro-Taliban commander called Abu Zar during a search operation in the north-western Swat valley.

A military statement described Abu Zar as a “wanted terrorist commander.”

——Agencies