Rickshaw Bomb Kills 9 in Pakistan Market

A bomb hidden in a rickshaw exploded in a crowded market in Sarai Naurang, Lakki Marwat district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, on Tuesday, killing at least nine people and wounding more than 30 others, according to police and emergency officials.

Local police chief Azmat Ullah said two traffic police officers and a woman were among those killed, with most victims passersby in the busy Naurang Bazaar area. The blast damaged nearby shops and vehicles, causing panic as people rushed to aid the wounded. Rescue 1122, the emergency response agency, reported around 30 wounded, with some in critical condition transferred to hospitals in Bannu. Mohammad Ishaq, medical superintendent at THQ Hospital, said 37 patients had arrived, several critically injured.

No group claimed responsibility for the attack, which police described as targeting traffic officers regulating flow between Bannu and Dera Ismail Khan. Suspicion fell on the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan, or TTP, which has stepped up assaults on security forces. The group denied involvement in a statement, saying it had only learned of the bombing.

The incident followed a suicide bombing and gun attack on a police post in...