Pakistan, August 23: Seven people were killed in a bomb explosion at a meeting of tribal elders in Pakistan’s Kurram region near the Afghan border on Monday.
“We have reports that it happened in a jirga. The death toll could be higher,” the official said.
Taliban insurgents have waged a bombing campaign across the northwest region and in the Pakistani heartland, stoking concern about the stability of the US ally, TV channel reported.
—Agencies