Police officials in the area said the blast took place in the Ladha area of ​​the province's South Waziristan district, killing five people, including women and children, on the spot, while two others were injured, Xinhua news agency reported.



The IED was planted in a house and detonated with a remote-control device, police said, adding that a probe has been launched to find out the motives behind the incident.



After the blast, police and security forces immediately reached the spot, cordoned off the area and conducted a search operation in the vicinity to nab the culprits.



No group or individual has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.