Overview
- The explosion near the gate of Khanzada Market in Wana Bazaar on Monday killed Ahmadzai Wazir tribe chief Malik Tariq Khan and two others, according to police.
- Police named the other victims as Malik Sarfaraz Khan Yar Gul Khel and Yar Gul Khail Jan, and hospital officials said two of the four wounded were in critical condition at DHQ Wana.
- Initial findings indicate the device was placed overnight and likely triggered by remote as the targeted vehicle passed through the market area.
- Security forces sealed off the scene, tightened checkpoints, launched searches, and investigators are reviewing CCTV while the bomb disposal squad examined fragments.
- No group has claimed responsibility, and officials are assessing possible ties to militant networks as the region faces a broader rise in attacks on tribal leaders in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.