Team News Riveting
Peshawar, August 30
Terrorists from Afghanistan territory attacked a Pakistani post on the border and killed three security men and two civilians besides IED (improvised explosive device) attacks in different areas of the merged districts on Sunday.
The development added significance as Pakistan and China were the only Nations “celebrating” the Taliban taking over in Afghanistan in the middle of the month. Most of the Pakistani defence experts had pointed out that the Taliban regime would be in its interest and a great threat for India. Its minister even claimed that India was in a state of mourning over Afghan development.
On the contrary, Pakistan today mourned the death of its three soldiers as terrorists from inside Afghanistan opened fire on a military post in Bajaur district. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said three terrorists were killed in retaliatory fire by security forces while three to four were injured.
Security forces and civilians also came under attacks in North Waziristan and South Waziristan districts. Intelligence sources said that terrorists targeted a bomb disposal squad with an IED near the Sherwangi Kandy post in Ladha tehsil of South Waziristan. Police said one sepoy was killed.
Militants also attacked security forces and civilians with IEDs in the adjacent North Waziristan district. In the first attack, an IED went off near a security post in the Razmak subdivision in which one civilian was martyred while two others, including a soldier, suffered injuries.
Security forces cordoned off the area and conducted a search operation.
In the other incident, a vehicle supplying ration to security forces was hit with an IED in the Dirdoni area near Miramshah, causing injuries to two people. The wounded were taken to hospital where one of them, identified as Waliullah, was pronounced dead.
Islamabad strongly condemns the use of Afghan soil by terrorists for activities against Pakistan and expects that existing and future set-up in Afghanistan will not allow such activities, the ISPR said.
