In Pakistan, at least 15 people were killed and 30 others injured in a blast in northwest Pakistan's restive Kurram Agency today. According to officials sources in Peshawar, the blast took place at a crowded vegetable market inside Eidgah Bazaar in Parachinar, near the Afghan border.<br/><br/><br/>The injured have been shifted to hospital. Security personnel have rushed to the spot and cordoned off the entire area and started search operation. Kurram is one of the most sensitive tribal areas as it borders three Afghan provinces and at one point was one of the key routes for militant movement across the border.