The attack took place during the regular Friday bazaar in Kalaya, a town in a Shiite-dominated area of Orakzai tribal district, senior local official Khalid Iqbal told AFP. "According to our initial investigation, it was an improvised explosive device hidden in a carton of vegetables," he said. Shahbaz Ali, a resident who was buying food in the market, said he had seen a boy with his face covered ride up on a motorcycle. "Suddenly a blast took place and then I was unconscious," he told AFP. Pakistan, which joined the US war on terror in 2001, says it has paid the price for the alliance.

Source: Dhaka Tribune November 23, 2018 12:00 UTC