Blast reported at peace committee member’s residence in KP’s DI Khan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: A suicide attack was reported at the residence of a peace committee member near Qureshi Mor on Friday night, according to officials.

Dera Ismail Khan District Police Officer (DPO) Sajjad Ahmed Sahibzada said the attack occurred at the residence of a peace committee leader during a wedding ceremony.

“The explosion was a suicide blast. It is premature to say anything about the casualties,” DPO Sahibzada said.

Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi sought a report into the incident, according to a statement from his office.

“All possible medical assistance should be provided to the injured in the Dera blast,” he was quoted as saying, expressing grief over the incident.