Overview

• A powerful bomb exploded outside a pro-government peace committee office in Wana, South Waziristan, killing seven people and injuring 16 others.
• The explosion destroyed the office building, trapping civilians under the debris, with rescue operations underway to retrieve the injured.
• No group has claimed responsibility, but authorities suspect the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which frequently targets pro-government actors.
• The attack follows a major military operation in North Waziristan where Pakistani forces killed 54 militants attempting to cross from Afghanistan.
• The bombing highlights the escalating violence in northwest Pakistan since the 2022 collapse of the ceasefire with the TTP, straining regional stability.