At least five people were reported dead and 9 others injured when a timed device exploded in a passenger van in Kohat on Saturday, making it the third such attack targeting innocent citizens this week.
The explosion took place near Peshawar Chowk. The injured were taken to District Hospital Kohat for medical treatment, where doctors said that several of the injured are in critical condition.
A police official said that five kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the explosion which was detonated via remote control. He added that two vehicles were also destroyed in the blast.
Police have closed the Kohat-Hangu Road completely and a search operation is underway.
In a separate incident, a blast took place in Tank near the vehicle of a leader of a peace committee. No casualty or loss of life was reported till the filing of this report.
Earlier today, a blast in Quetta left at least seven people injured.
