A deadly suicide bombing occurred outside a government office in a tribal region where Pakistan’s army has bitterly fought the Taliban, killing at least 48 people and injuring 80 today.
The perpetrator of the heinous crime was reportedly on foot and exploded his weapons when he was asked to stop before entering the assistant political agent’s office. Shops, government offices and a small prison were irrevocably destroyed.
This attack serves to be resonant of a grim reality that militants remain a potent force in Pakistan’s tribal belt bordering Afghanistan, where Mohmand continues to be one of several areas where the Taliban and Al Qaeda are believed to be hiding.
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