<p>At least five people, including some football players were killed and 11 injured today in a bomb attack in Pakistan's restive north western tribal region during a match, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bomb exploded at a playground in Kadda Bazaar area of Kalya, the main town of Orakzai district today, killing five and injuring 11 people, Khiasta Akbar Khan, a local official said.<br /><br />"Five people were killed and 11 injured in the bomb explosion," he said.<br />The officials said that the attack took place when the spectators were watching a volleyball match but Radio Pakistan reported that a football match was in progress during the attack.<br /><br />No militant outfit has taken the responsibility of the attack so far.<br />Nazim Ali, Waseem and Sarfraz Ali are some of the players among the dead, officials said.<br /><br />Initial reports have shown that a planted device was used in the explosion.<br />The security forces have cordoned off the Shia-dominated area and started search operations.<br /><br />Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the blast and deplored the loss of lives.<br />He emphasized on the government's resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism and extremism.<br /><br />The bombing comes as the first major terror attack on Pakistani soil in the new year.<br />The country witnessed one of the deadliest attacks last month, when Taliban killed at least 149 people, mostly children at an army-run school in Peshawar.</p>
<p>At least five people, including some football players were killed and 11 injured today in a bomb attack in Pakistan's restive north western tribal region during a match, officials said.<br /><br /></p>.<p>A bomb exploded at a playground in Kadda Bazaar area of Kalya, the main town of Orakzai district today, killing five and injuring 11 people, Khiasta Akbar Khan, a local official said.<br /><br />"Five people were killed and 11 injured in the bomb explosion," he said.<br />The officials said that the attack took place when the spectators were watching a volleyball match but Radio Pakistan reported that a football match was in progress during the attack.<br /><br />No militant outfit has taken the responsibility of the attack so far.<br />Nazim Ali, Waseem and Sarfraz Ali are some of the players among the dead, officials said.<br /><br />Initial reports have shown that a planted device was used in the explosion.<br />The security forces have cordoned off the Shia-dominated area and started search operations.<br /><br />Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif condemned the blast and deplored the loss of lives.<br />He emphasized on the government's resolve to eradicate the menace of terrorism and extremism.<br /><br />The bombing comes as the first major terror attack on Pakistani soil in the new year.<br />The country witnessed one of the deadliest attacks last month, when Taliban killed at least 149 people, mostly children at an army-run school in Peshawar.</p>