At least 12 people were killed and 35 others injured when a landmine exploded in a vegetable market in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday morning.

The blast took place at 8:50am when dozens of people were busy shopping in the vegetable market located in Parachinar area, a tribal area along Pakistan-Afghanistan border.

The injured people were shifted to a nearby hospital where several of them are said to be in critical condition.

Security forces cordoned off the area for investigations. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet. 

Source: MENA