Peshawar, Dec 13 (PTI) A minor girl was injured on Saturday morning in an improvised explosive device blast in northwest Pakistan's restive Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, police said.

The incident occurred in Wana tehsil of the South Waziristan district, and the injured girl was immediately shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital, according to the police sources.

A residential building and a vehicle parked nearby were left partially damaged after the blast.

According to preliminary investigations, the improvised explosive device (IED) was planted three days ago to attack an important personality of the region, who was not identified.

Despite public complaints, the explosive device could not be defused in time, triggering strong reactions from local residents. In a separate in

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