9 killed in blast in northwest Pakistan market, police say

The Afghan Taliban government said on Monday it had no comment to offer immediately in response to Pakistans allegation The two countries engaged in their worst fighting in years in February after Islamabad launched airstrikes on Kabul saying it was targeting militant strongholds used to orchestrate attacks on Pakistan The Taliban has denied harbouring militants and said militancy in Pakistan is an internal problem

The emergency response agency Rescue 1122 said nine people were killed and around 30 others wounded in Tuesdays explosion at the market which is part of the town square

Those with serious injuries had been rushed to hospitals in Bannu it added in the statement
Mohammad Ishaq the medical superintendent of THQ Hospital said they had received 37 patients so far and that some of them were in critical condition