Bomb Blast Targeting Police Kills 5 in Pakistan, 21 Injured

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.