{
  "id": 90677,
  "title": "Religious scholar killed in explosion at supermarket in South Waziristan's Wana",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/religious-scholar-killed-in-explosion-at-supermarket-in-south",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-03T14:08:41.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2020348/religious-scholar-killed-in-explosion-at-supermarket-in-south-waziristans-wana"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An explosion at a supermarket in Wana, South Waziristan, claimed the life of a religious scholar on Monday, police reported. Mufti Jana Mir Masti Khel was pronounced dead at the district headquarters hospital after sustaining critical injuries. The blast occurred on the ground floor of the Rustam Bazaar supermarket, according to Wana Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah. Police, including DSP Shah and Wana City Police Station House Officer Usman Wazir, swiftly arrived at the scene and cordoned off the area while forensic evidence was collected. Initial investigations indicated the bomb was intended to target the religious scholar, and a formal complaint has been filed for further investigation. This incident follows the killing of another cleric, Maulana Ismail, in Azam Warsak Bazaar just three days prior.",
  "summary": "LOWER SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A religious scholar was killed in an explosion, suspected to have been caused by a pressure bomb, at a supermarket in Lower South Waziristan’s Wana on Monday, police said. Wana Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah told Dawn that the explosion occurred on the ground floor of a supermarket located in Rustam Bazaar. He said Mufti Jana Mir Masti Khel…",
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        "outlet": "Dawn",
        "title": "Religious scholar killed after explosion at supermarket in South Waziristan's Wana",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/religious-scholar-killed-after-explosion-at-supermarket-in-south",
        "published": "2026-08-03T13:33:46.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}