11 labourers killed in blast in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province
Peshawar (PTI): At least 11 labourers were killed and two injured in a terrorist attack in North Waziristan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the media reported on Sunday.
Terrorists detonated explosives near Gul Mir Kot in Shawal tehsil on Saturday and blew up a vehicle carrying 16 labourers, Geo News quoted Deputy Commissioner Rehan Gul Khattak as saying.
As many as 11 labourers, who worked in an under-construction government building, were killed on the spot while two were critically injured, and three went missing, Khattak said.
Officials said the injured and the bodies of the deceased belonging to the South Waziristan tehsil of Makin and Wana were shifted to a nearby hospital.
Efforts to identify and locate the missing workers are ongoing, he said.
Meanwhile, earlier on Saturday, four personnel of the Bomb Disposal Squad were seriously injured in the Makin tehsil of Upper South Waziristan after miscreants fired a rocket at their vehicle.
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Harry Brook blitzes to 3000 Test runs; fastest ever in terms of balls faced
Melbourne: On a frantic day one of the fourth Ashes Test on Friday (Dec 26), amidst the fiercest bowler's day out, English batsman Harry brook reached the milestone by completing 3000 runs in Test, in terms of balls faced.
In 34 Test matches, Brook scored 3034 runs at a strike rate of over 86, with 10 centuries and 14 half-centuries, in 57 innings, at an average of 54.17. He reached the landmark in just 3,468 deliveries.
Brook made an exceptional kick off to his test career by amassing 809 runs in his first six test appearances having batted ten times with a career average of 80.90 and with a strike rate of almost 100. In December 2024, he topped the ICC rankings for Test batsmen during England's tour of New Zealand. He was named as ICC Men's Player of the Month award twice in December 2022 and February 2023.
