Tribes raze Taliban houses

The bomber drove his explosive-laden car into the middle of a tribal council meeting in Orakzai tribal region on Friday where hundreds of tribesmen were discussing a government-backed plan to raise a lashkar to evict militants.

“Everyone is angry and upset here. The tribesmen attacked houses of the Taliban in Khadizai after the bombing. Two houses have been demolished,” said Noorzad Orakzai, a resident of the Khadizai area where the attack took place.

“There have been exchanges of fire throughout the night. It’s still going on,” he added.

Meanwhile, tribesmen buried their dead on Saturday.

Many villages and towns near where the jirga was held were in mourning Saturday as they buried their dead, residents told AFP.