Four of family killed in gas explosion in Pakistan

Four of a family were killed today after a gas leak led to an explosion in a house in this northwestern city of Pakistan.

The explosion was so severe that the roof of the house collapsed, killing a woman and her three sons in a village of Karak District in Khyber Pakthunkhwa, police said.

The deceased were identified as Zeenat Bibi and her three sons Sajid (6), Sudher (4) and two-month-old Zulfiqar.