At least eight people, including the leader of a tribal peace jirga, were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in the Barkali Khwar area of Bajaur Agency on Friday, officials told Daily Times. Tribal jirga leader Malik Abdul Aziz was on his way to Khar, the agency’s headquarters, when the explosion took place, an official said, adding that Aziz, his three bodyguards – Gul Zaman, Abdul Wali and Shafiullah of levies force – and his four fellows, including Saad Maluk, Sultan, Amanullah and Nosher, sustained injuries. The blast also damaged the vehicle they were riding on. The injured were rushed to the Khar civil hospital. Aziz has been playing a role to strike a peace deal between the local Taliban and political administration in the agency.