Four killed in blast near hospital in South Waziristan

Sources say explosive device was reportedly planted on motorcycle to target a Taliban commander, who fled unhurt
Pesahwar
At least four people were killed in a bomb explosion near a hospital in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa’s South Waziristan on Friday.
Sources reported that the blast occurred near City Hospital on Karikot Road in Wana, the main town of South Waziristan.
Initial information from hospital authorities confirmed the death of four people in the explosion. The explosive device was reportedly planted on a motorcycle and targeted the vehicle of Taliban commander Ainullah, who escaped unhurt, according to sources.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor, Faisal Karim Kundi here Friday strongly condemned the killing of two persons in a motorcycle blast in South Waziristan tribal district and expressed sympathies with the victims’ families.
The Governor expressed profound grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives and prayed for eternal peace of the victims besides speedy recovery of the injured.
The Governor said that he equally shared the grief through which the victims’ families were passing through and said that killing innocent people was the enemy of humanity.
On Wednesday, an explosion-triggered collapse of a large part of Jamshoro police station left five policemen and a suspect in the lockup injured.
The police officers believe that the simmering temperature caused a blast in hand grenades placed in the station’s maal khana [depository] that caved in. However, an inquiry has been initiated to ascertain the actual cause of the explosion.
The injured include ASIs Muhammad Bux Dawach and Rasool Bux Narejo, head constable Abdul Lateef Panhwar, constables Ghulam Muhammad and Irshad Ali.
Jamshed Sanjrani, an arrested suspect, was also hurt in the explosion. All of them were shifted to Liaquat University Hospital, Hyderabad.