21 killed in market blast in Pakistan's tribal region
Around 21 people were killed and 40 were injured in a bomb blast on Saturday at a market in Parachinar, a city in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region Kurram near Afghanistan's border, according to officials. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack, reports said. Notably, Kurram is one of Pakistan's seven semi-autonomous tribal districts which are governed according to local laws.