Three persons, including senior tribal elder and peace committee member, Malik Hashim Khan, along with his son and a nephew were killed on Wednesday when unknown miscreants attacked their vehicle.
According to details, unidentified militants targeted the pickup of member peace committee Malik Hashim Khan in Hawaid police station jurisdiction while he was heading towards Bannu city from Janikhel with a remote controlled explosive device.
As a result of blast, the vehicle was destroyed completely resulting in death of Malik Hashim, his son and a nephew.
The security forces cordoned off the area after the blast and started search operation for the miscreants.