In Pakistan, a former parliamentarian was among 29 people killed in three separate bomb attacks in the restive South Waziristan region of northwest Pakistan.The deadliest blast was a suicide attack at a mosque in South Waziristan that killed 18 people.The bomber detonated his suicide jacket as former lawmaker Maulana Noor Muhammad was delivering a sermon to a group of worshippers in the mosque at Wana, the headquarters of South Waziristan Agency. Officials said 18 people were killed and a dozen others injured in the attack. They said the death toll could rise as many of the injured were in a critical condition. The mosque was severely damaged by the blast.Maulana Noor Muhammad, a noted cleric who was elected to the previous National Assembly or lower house of parliament as an independent candidate, had survived several attempts on his life.In another incident, eight persons were killed and 10 more injured when a bomb ripped through a jirga or tribal council in the restive Kurram tribal region. In the third attack, three members of a “peace committee” or anti-Taliban militia were killed and two more injured when a roadside bomb went off in Mattani area, 30 kilometers south of provincial capital Peshawar. No group claimed responsibility for the suicide attack.