Overview
- The first remote‑controlled roadside IED struck a passenger Datsun van, killing five people and destroying the vehicle.
- A second remote‑controlled blast went off as locals and rescuers were transporting the wounded, killing two more and injuring three.
- District police said they cordoned the Marka Bera/Phang Musa Khel area, collected evidence at the scene and began a search operation for further devices and suspects.
- Five of the dead were identified by police as members of the Hathi Khel tribe and the injured were taken to Khalifa Gul Nawaz Teaching Hospital and Domel Rural Health Centre for treatment and legal formalities.
- Saturday’s attack follows a pattern of rising militant violence in Khyber‑Pakhtunkhwa since 2021 and could increase pressure for intensified counterterror operations and cross‑border action against militant sanctuaries.