Five killed, 15 injured in Pakistan blast

At least five people were killed and 15 others injured Monday in a bomb blast at a political rally in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal region, the Geo News reported.

The remote-controlled blast took place in Nowshera in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province at a site where the Awami National Party (ANP) was holding a public rally.

The injured include four policemen.

Police said the three-kg bomb was fixed in a motorcycle.

The injured were taken to the district headquarters hospital. Five were in critical condition.