A terrorist attack has left at least 11 people dead in the Shawwal tehsil of North Waziristan, Geo News said on Sunday.
Terrorists blew up a vehicle carrying labourers by detonating explosives.
Deputy Commissioner Rehan Gul Khattak said that terrorists targeted a vehicle that was carrying 13 passengers who were all labourers. The vehicle was blown up with explosives that killed 11 of them on the spot and left two others severely wounded.
The wounded and the bodies have been transferred to hospitals, according to officials.
The deceased belonged to Makin and Wana tehsils in South Waziristan, according to government officials.
Two terrorists killed in Khyber IBO
Two terrorists were killed during an intelligence-based operation (IBO) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Khyber district, the military’s media wing said in a statement on August 19,2023.
The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on the night of August 18-19, security forces conducted the IBO on reported presence of terrorists in Bara area of Khyber district.
“During the conduct of operation, intense fire exchange took place between own troops and terrorists and resultantly two terrorists were sent to hell,” it added.
The killed terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces as well as killing of innocent citizens, the ISPR said.
August 20,2023
Source: The News International