A blast was reported in the Khar tehsil of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Bajaur district on Sunday, according to Rescue 1122.
Rescue 1122 spokesperson Bilal Faizi told Dawn.com that five ambulances had reached the site. “So far, 10 injured people have been moved to nearby hospitals,” he said.
Faizi feared the number of wounded persons could increase.
Footage on television showed ambulances arriving at the site as a large contingent of police cordoned off the area.
Meanwhile, former information minister Fawad Chaudhry said reports of a blast at a JUI-F convention in Bajaur were “alarming” and prayed for the safety of the people.
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