Three killed, 11 injured in Miranshah market blast

MIRANSHAH: A blast occurred in a main market of Miranshah Friday, killing three persons and injuring eleven others, Geo News reported.

According to initial reports, three persons lost their lives and eleven others were injured when a blast hit the main market area of Miranshah today morning.

Death mandate: Mehsud sanctions polling day attacks

MIRANSHAH: Taliban commanders have been issued a mandate to carry out widespread attacks in the country on May 11 by the chief commander of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) through a letter.

Issued on May 1, 2013 and addressed to TTP spokesperson Ehsanullah Ehsan, TTP chief Hakimullah Mehsud wrote: “I will keep control of the attacks in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, while you should cover Sindh and Punjab.”