Five killed in Pakistan blast

ISLAMABAD - Five people were killed Monday in car bomb attack near a police checkpoint in northwest Pakistan, a TV report said.

The attacker rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the car of former Taliban commander Maulana Abdul Hakim in the Bannu area in North West Frontier Province, Express TV channel reported.

Abdul Hakim had joined a peace committee to support the government against the militants.

Five people, including Hakim, were killed in the attack.

A woman was also injured in the blast.

The police have cordoned off the area. The bodies were transferred to a hospital, the report said.