A powerful blast near a vehicle in Harnai claimed lives of 10 coal miners and injured six others in the Shahrag coal mines area.
According to Deputy Commissioner Harnai, the victims were traveling to work in the coal mines when the explosion occurred.
The injured have been shifted to the Rural Health Center in Shahrag for medical treatment, while the bodies of the deceased have also been transported to the centre.
The cause of the blast is yet to be determined, and an investigation into the incident is currently underway.
Earlier today, an explosion near a security convoy in Bannu, injured two security personnel.
According to police, the blast took place near the Domail police station, close to the Mangal Mela area.
Unidentified militants had planted explosives along the roadside, which detonated near the convoy. Following the incident, security forces and police launched a search operation in the area to apprehend those militants.
In separate incident, an explosion in a Punjab-bound passenger bus left a man dead and seven others injured.
