: At least six people were killed and 30 others injured when a bomb went off inside a vegetable market in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of Kurram Agency on Saturday morning, China's Xinhua news agency reported, citing local Urdu media.Dunya News reported that the blast happened at the time when dozens of people were busy shopping in the vegetable market located in Parachinar area of Kurram Agency, a semi-autonomous tribal region along Pakistan-Afghanistan border.Nature of the blast has not been officially confirmed yet, but some media reports said that the explosion was carried out by a remote controlled device.The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital where several of them are said to be in critical condition.Security forces cordoned off the area for investigations. The explosion occurred on Saturday morning at the Eidgah Market in Parachinar city, the capital of Kurram Agency, where a large number of people had gathered to buy fresh produce. "We received 21 bodies of the local tribal people killed in the blast," Turi said, adding that there would be a mass funeral and then a demonstration over the attack. Dr Sabir Hussain, a doctor at the main hospital in Parachinar, said that 11 critically wounded people were brought to the facility but died during treatment. According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the explosion took place at 8.50am local time (3.50am GMT) during rush hour when the retailers were busy buying fruits and vegetables.
At least 22 people are killed and around 90 injured after a bomb explodes at a vegetable market in Parachinar in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan.