Mufti Jana Mir, a prominent religious scholar, was killed in a bomb blast in Lower South Waziristan, police confirmed on Monday. According to DSP Wana Circle Asghar Ali Shah, the explosion took place on the ground floor of a supermarket in the bustling Rustam Bazaar area. The blast left Mufti Mir critically wounded. DSP Shah said initial investigations indicate that the explosive device had been planted beforehand, apparently to target Mufti Mir specifically. The bombing occurred just three days after unidentified assailants fatally shot Maulana Ismail, a leader associated with Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), in Azam Warsak Bazaar in the Birmal tehsil