Bomb attack in NW Pakistan kills former senator, 4 others

People carry the coffin of former Senator Hidayatullah Khan after he was killed in a bomb explosion in the Bajaur district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on July 3, 2024. Pakistani and U.S. military personnel greet one another during a joint counter-terrorism exercise in Pabbi, Pakistan, on July 3, 2024.

Police in Pakistan said Wednesday that a roadside bomb blast near the border with Afghanistan tore through a vehicle, killing a former senator and his four companions.