According to authorities, a bomb in northwest Pakistan killed the former leader of a pro-government organisation and seven other people. The local Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
The Kabal town in the Swat valley, which was mostly governed by the Pakistan Taliban during a fight from 2007 to 2009, was the scene of the explosion on Tuesday night.
Islamabad supported tribal peace committees for years while they protected their villages from attackers.
Since the fighting was mostly over and national security increased, the majority of them have been dissolved.
Former peace committee leader Idrees Khan was murdered after his pick-up truck was struck by a roadside bomb, according to Swat district police officer Zahid Nawaz Marwat, who spoke to AFP.
Two local police officers, two private guards, and three workers were among the fatalities, according to a second local police source.
The TTP, an illegal organisation, claimed responsibility for the incident and claimed that Khan had killed several of its members.
The organisation also claimed responsibility for a skirmish with Pakistani security forces that left three troops dead on Tuesday in the Afghan border province of Kurram.
The TTP proclaimed an extended ceasefire in June to aid in peace negotiations being mediated by Afghanistan, but despite both parties claiming the ceasefire was still in effect, there have been frequent confrontations since then.
Islamabad has routinely complained about TTP assaults since the Taliban took back control of Afghanistan last year, particularly along their porous border.
Although the Taliban in Pakistan and Afghanistan are independent organisations, they share a similar philosophy.
