- News>
- Asia
Four Pak soldiers killed in bomb attacks
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday in two separate bomb attacks in Balochistan province and the lawless North Waziristan tribal region.
Islamabad: Four Pakistani soldiers were killed on Sunday in two separate bomb attacks in Balochistan province and the lawless North Waziristan tribal region, described by US officials as a safe haven for Taliban fighters.
A personnel of the Levies militia was killed and two more were injured their vehicle hit a landmine in Dera Bugti area of Balochistan.
The injured men were taken to a nearby hospital. Law enforcement personnel cordoned off the area and launched a search to trace the attackers, officials said.
In the second incident, three soldiers were killed and as many injured when a military convoy was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb in Mirali town of North Waziristan Agency, officials said.
The convoy was on its way to Miranshah, the main town of the region that is a stronghold for Taliban and al Qaeda elements. One vehicle was destroyed by the blast while another was damaged.
No group claimed responsibility for both attacks.
The al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network is based in North Waziristan. The group has been blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan.
PTI
A personnel of the Levies militia was killed and two more were injured their vehicle hit a landmine in Dera Bugti area of Balochistan.
The injured men were taken to a nearby hospital. Law enforcement personnel cordoned off the area and launched a search to trace the attackers, officials said.
In the second incident, three soldiers were killed and as many injured when a military convoy was targeted with a remote-controlled bomb in Mirali town of North Waziristan Agency, officials said.
The convoy was on its way to Miranshah, the main town of the region that is a stronghold for Taliban and al Qaeda elements. One vehicle was destroyed by the blast while another was damaged.
No group claimed responsibility for both attacks.
The al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network is based in North Waziristan. The group has been blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in Afghanistan.
PTI