9 security personnel killed in blast in Pakistan
Peshawar: A roadside remote-controlled blast today killed at least nine Pakistani paramilitary soldiers and critically wounded several others in the restive North Waziristan Agency, bordering Afghanistan. The Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted on the
Those injured were shifted to a nearby hospital. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the incident so far which might have been an attack. North Waziristan is a safe haven for the Pakistani Taliban militants and other terror groups including the al-Qaeda.
The attack comes amidst efforts by the government to find a solution to indiscriminate violence through talks with the Taliban.
This is the first major attack on Pakistani military in the recent past.
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