Bomb kills religious leader and guards in northwest Pakistan

By Saud Mehsud DERA ISMAIL KHAN Pakistan (Reuters) - A bomb killed a Pakistani religious leader and two of his guards during a celebration at a northwestern shrine on Monday, police said, as officers prepared for a militant backlash over a continuing military operation. Pakistan launched a military offensive in June to seize control of the Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan, a remote mountainous region on the border with Afghanistan. The United States had long urged Pakistan to move against militant hideouts there, saying the area was used to prepare attacks in both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Recent weeks have been quiet as Muslims observed the holy month of Ramadan by fasting during the day. Read More http://ift.tt/1lrtbV7