Pak blast kills 11, injures 45

By Shafqat Ali Islamabad Nov. 6: A bomb ripped through a gathering of tribal elders on Thursday in Pakistan’s tribal Bajaur Agency killing 11 and injuring at least 45 others, officials said. The blast targeted a tribal "lashkar", or force, while they were demolishing houses of pro-Taliban militants in Batmalai, some 40 km northeast of Khar, the main town in Bajaur region, a security official said. Also on Thursday, security forces bombarded militants hideout in district Mamoond of Bajaur Agency. The political administration of Bajaur Agency after an operation in the area has arrested some 40 reprobates, officials said. In Kohat, militants fired eight mortars near Khota friendship tunnel. "Militants from Dera Adam Khel... [read full story]