The car was traveling from Lucknow to Delhi following the Dussehra holiday, Verma noted.

The agreement was reached during a multiparty grand jirga, or tribal assembly

The wounded were transported to Teaching Hospital Loralai for medical treatment, as reported by Geo News.

Tensions heightened after the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government imposed a ban on the jirga, citing security concerns.

Tata had been in intensive care at a hospital in Mumbai, according to sources with knowledge of his condition.

Police used tear gas and batons to disperse the crowd.

In its statement, the Chinese embassy strongly condemned the attack and expressed condolences to the victims and their families.

According to Pakistani media, the ministry's statement emphasized that the decision was made to maintain national order and protect the.

The fire started in a ground-floor shop of the building, officials said.

Among those killed was Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad Ali Shoukat, who had been leading the operation against the militants.