Five dead in blast in Pakistan
Agencies
Bomb blast in Pakistan`s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday killed at least five persons and injured 24 others.
The bomb explosion happened closer to the police patrol in Dera Ismail Khan city and it is the latest in the series of attacks on security personnel
District Police Officer Abdur Rauf Qaisrani said that the police will not be deterred through cowardice acts as such and that they will fight terrorism.
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government condemning the blast and termed it as an act of jingoism.
Pakistan has reportedly witnessed an uptick in terror activities in recent months, especially in KP and Balochistan provinces.
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