A bomb blast targeting police killed five people in Dera Ismail Khan on Friday, reported the Dawn.
The explosion occurred near a police patrol in Dera Ismail Khan city. According to officials involved in the rescue operation, five people were killed and another 21 were injured.
Pakistan has witnessed a rise in similar blasts after the TTP ended its ceasefire with the government in November last year.
On Oct 31, a policeman was martyred after unknown militants opened fire on a police camp in Dera Ismail Khan. That same day, two soldiers were martyred in an IED blast in South Waziristan district.
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