- Blast also injures more than 10 people.
- Injured have been transferred to hospital.
- Zardari condemns incident, offers condolences.
NORTH WAZIRISTAN: Four people were killed after a blast rocked a bazaar in the Razmak town of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, district administration told Geo News on Monday.
According to the administration, the blast occurred in the Razmak Bazaar which also injured more than 10 people who have been transferred to a hospital.
The blast comes at a time when Pakistan, particularly its KP and Balochistan provinces, are witnessing a surge in terror activities for the past few months.
President Asif Ali Zardari condemned the incident in Razmak, offering his condolences to the families of those who died in the attack.
Expressing his determination to continue efforts for the complete elimination of terrorism from the country, the president prayed for the departed souls.
Governor Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Faisal Karim Kundi also condemned the blast and offered his condolences to the families of those who died in the incident.
"The entire nation is determined to end terrorism," said Governor Kundi.
Pakistan has experienced a spike in terrorism since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan in 2021. Most terror incidents reported in provinces bordering the neighbouring country — KP and Balochistan.
According to the Centre for Research and Security Studies (CRSS) report, during the second quarter of the current year, the country witnessed 380 violence-linked fatalities and 220 injuries among civilians, security personnel, and outlaws.
The report stated that these casualties resulted from as many as 240 incidents involving terror attacks and counter-terrorism operations.
Against this backdrop, the federal cabinet in June this year approved Operation Azm-e-Istehkam, a reinvigorated national counter-terrorism campaign following the Central Apex Committee's recommendations under the National Action Plan to root out terrorism.
