At least 10, including six policemen, wounded in South Waziristan bomb blast

Police vehicle, which was transporting officers to duty, targetted by remotely-detonated explosion.

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A remote-controlled bomb blast in South Waziristan injured 10 people, including six police officers, on Tuesday. The police vehicle, which was transporting officers to duty, was targeted in the attack.

According to rescue officials, the explosion occurred as the police officers were being transported in a private vehicle to the Krikot Road in Wana Rustam Bazar area of ​​South Waziristan.

The powerful blast was heard across a large distance.

The injured included police officers Aurangzeb, Muhammad Tahir, Kamran, and Attaullah, along with civilians Syed Akhtar, Amanullah, Abid, Habib Jan, Noor Khatam, and Noor Salam.

Rescue 1122 teams responded promptly, providing medical aid on-site before transferring the injured to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital.

Police forces also reached the scene to gather evidence and launch an investigation into the incident.

The area has been cordoned off as authorities continue their search for those responsible.

In another remote controlled IED attack earlier earlier on Sunday, a son of a tribal elder was killed on his car in Lower South Waziristan district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa.

Police told The Express Tribune that in the Wana tehsil of South Waziristan an IED targeted the vehicle of prominent tribal elder Malik Jamil Toji Khel, resulting in the death of his young son.

According to police, Malik Jamil's vehicle was targeted with a remote-controlled IED in the Kari Kot area. As a result of the explosion, Malik Jamil Toji Khel, Malik Abdul Rasheed, Gulzada, and Muhammad Ullah were injured and transferred to the District Headquarters Hospital for treatment.

The body of the young Shamsuddin, who was killed in the attack, was handed over to his family after necessary procedures.

His funeral prayer will be held today at 5 PM in the local graveyard.

This is the third remote-controlled bomb attack on prominent political figures in South Waziristan Lower this year.

On June 7, a remote-controlled explosive device targeted the vehicle of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam's district chief, Maulana Meraz Jan, near Wana Bazaar, severely injuring him.

He succumbed to his injuries on June 19 while undergoing treatment.