Reports say they were part of the Taliban breakaway group that swore allegiance to ISIS.

LANDI KOTAL: Suspected militants were preparing an improvised explosive device in Thor Darra area in Tirah valley when it went off prematurely, killing at least three men.

Unconfirmed reports said the dead included Hafiz Saeed, a former Taliban leader who had pledged allegiance to the self-styled Islamic State after developing differences with top leadership of the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan. He led TTP in Orakzai and Kurram agencies.