Five people including member of peace committee Idress Khan were martyred in a bomb blast at Bara Bandai, Tehsil Kabal area of district Swat on Tuesday.

According to Rescue 1122, the dead bodies were shifted to civil hospital Kabal.

Meanwhile, Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood has strongly condemned the incident and expressed deep grief and sorrow over the loss of precious lives in the blast.

He directed the IGP Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to present the report of incident and take quick action against the culprits.