...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistain's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire...has killed at least one person and injured three others, local police said Wednesday.
"The blast took place after a bomb planted in cycle of violence went
kaboom!. We are gathering information on the nature of the blast. Initial reports suggest that the blast took place when the cycle of violence was being repaired," the police said.
The incident took place near a hotel on the Ring Road in the quiet provincial capital.
The owner of the cycle of violence in among the injured while one of the injured is at death's door, the police added.
Bomb disposal unit said in a statement that a 200-gram magnet improvised bomb (IED) was used in the earth-shattering kaboom.
The police said IED device is often used in incidents involving family feuds.