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Perth Now
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Perth Now
Bombing kills 13 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border
An explosive-laden car has rammed into a Pakistani military convoy in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said. Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local administrator told Reuters that the convoy was attacked on Saturday in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. Around 10 other soldiers were wounded, some critically, and they were being flown to a military hospital, the sources said. The office of the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said it was a suicide bombing, adding it killed eight security officials. Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the bombing and offered condolences to the soldiers' families. "It was huge, a big bang," the local administrator told Reuters, adding that residents of the town could see a large amount of smoke billowing from the scene from a great distance. One resident said that the explosion rattled the windowpanes of nearby houses, and caused some roofs to collapse. No one has so far claimed responsibility. The Pakistani military did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment. The lawless district that sits next to Afghanistan has long served as a safe haven for different Islamist militant groups, who operate on both sides of the border. Islamabad says the militants run training camps in Afghanistan to launch attacks inside Pakistan, a charge Kabul denies, saying the militancy is Pakistan's domestic issue. Pakistani Taliban also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group of several Islamist militant groups, has long been waging a war against Pakistan in a bid to overthrow the government and replace it with its own Islamic system of governance. The Pakistani military, which has launched several offensives against the militants, has mostly been their prime target.
ARN News Center
2 hours ago
- ARN News Center
Car bombing kills 13 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border, say sources
An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy on Saturday in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said. Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local administrator told Reuters that the convoy was attacked in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. Around 10 other soldiers were wounded, some critically, and they were being airlifted to a military hospital, the sources said. "It was huge, a big bang," said the local administrator, adding that residents of the town could see a large amount of smoke billowing from the scene from a great distance. One resident said that the explosion rattled the windowpanes of nearby houses, and caused some roofs to collapse. No one has so far claimed responsibility. The Pakistani military did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment. The lawless district which sits next to Afghanistan has long served as a safe haven for different terror groups, who operate on both sides of the border. Islamabad says the militants run training camps in Afghanistan to launch attacks inside Pakistan, a charge Kabul denies, saying the militancy is Pakistan's domestic issue.
Saudi Gazette
2 hours ago
- Politics
- Saudi Gazette
13 Pakistani soldiers killed in suicide bombing near Afghan border
ISLAMABAD — At least 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed and 24 others wounded, including 14 civilians, in a suicide bombing on Saturday targeting an army convoy in North Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan, local media reported. The attack occurred in the Khadi Market area of Mir Ali, a town in the volatile Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Citing security sources, Khyber Chronicles reported that a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a bomb disposal unit vehicle belonging to the 22 Frontier Force Regiment. The incident marks one of the deadliest single-day assaults on Pakistani security forces in recent months in the tribal border regions. Among the 24 injured, many were critically wounded, according to local hospital sources. A local militant faction led by Hafiz Gulbahadar claimed responsibility for the bombing, although the Pakistan Army has not yet issued an official statement. In the wake of a spate of attacks targeting military and law enforcement personnel across Waziristan, Khyber, and Kurram districts, Pakistan's military has intensified intelligence-based operations across the province. Islamabad continues to blame the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which it claims operates from sanctuaries across the border in Afghanistan. Kabul has repeatedly denied such allegations, asserting that Afghan soil is not being used for cross-border terrorism. — Agencies
Ammon
2 hours ago
- Ammon
Suicide bombing kills 13 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border
Ammon News - An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy on Saturday in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said. Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local administrator told Reuters that the convoy was attacked in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. Around 10 other soldiers were wounded, some critically, and they were being airlifted to a military hospital, the sources said. A statement from the office of the chief minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province said it was a suicide bombing, adding it killed eight security officials. "It was huge, a big bang," the local administrator told Reuters, adding that residents of the town could see a large amount of smoke billowing from the scene from a great distance. No one has so far claimed responsibility.
New Straits Times
2 hours ago
- Politics
- New Straits Times
Car bombing kills 13 Pakistani soldiers near Afghan border, say sources
ISLAMABAD: An explosive-laden car rammed into a Pakistani military convoy today in a town near the Afghan border, killing at least 13 soldiers, sources said. Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local administrator said the convoy was attacked in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district. Around 10 other soldiers were wounded, some critically, and they were being airlifted to a military hospital, the sources said. "It was huge, a big bang," said the local administrator, adding that residents of the town could see a large amount of smoke billowing from the scene from a great distance. One resident said that the explosion rattled the windowpanes of nearby houses, and caused some roofs to collapse. No one has so far claimed responsibility. The Pakistani military did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment. The lawless district which sits next to Afghanistan has long served as a safe haven for different Islamist groups, who operate on both sides of the border. Islamabad says the fighters run training camps in Afghanistan to launch attacks inside Pakistan, a charge Kabul denies. Pakistani Taliban also known as Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, an umbrella group of several Islamist groups, has long been waging a war against Pakistan in a bid to overthrow the government and replace it with its own Islamic system of governance. The Pakistani military, which has launched several offensives against the militants, has mostly been their prime target.
