Blast at Peace Meeting in South Waziristan Kills 7, Say Pak Police

At least seven people were killed on Monday following an explosion during a meeting of the local peace committee in South Waziristan, Pakistani police have confirmed.

Usman Wazir, a police officer, stated that the blast caused part of the building hosting the meeting to collapse. The identity of the attackers remains unknown, and no group has yet claimed responsibility for the assault.

Further details regarding the incident have not yet been released. South Waziristan is known as a stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.

In a separate development on Sunday, Pakistan’s military reported that security forces killed nearly 60 militants attempting to cross the border from Afghanistan into Pakistan.