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Two soldiers wounded in Waziristan suicide attack

report in Dawn, Dec 29, 2022PESHAWAR: Two soldiers were wounded when a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden vehicle into a security checkpost in Mirali area of North Waziristan tribal district on Thursday. “It was a vehicle-borne attack. The suicide bomber rammed the explosive-laden vehicle into the wall of the checkpost in Mirali,” local official said. He added that two soldiers sustained injuries in the attack. Local police said that the area was immediately cordoned off…

Jailed MNA Ali Wazir grilled by Charsadda police in sixth sedition case

by Naeem Sahoutara in Dawn, Dec 16th, 2022KARACHI: The Charsadda (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) police interrogated MNA from South Waziristan Ali Wazir in the central prison here on Thursday in the sixth sedition case lodged against him some two years ago, Dawn learnt on Thursday. He was shown arrested by the Charsadda police, who obtained permission from judges of Karachi’s two antiterrorism courts (X and XII) on an application moved by Inspector Ghulam Ali of the Parang…

Terrorist killed, soldier martyred in N. Waziristan clash

Report in Dawn, Dec 1st, 2022RAWALPINDI: A terrorist was killed and a member of security forces embraced martyrdom on Wednesday in an exchange of fire between terrorists and security forces in Shewa area of North Waziristan, the military’s media wing claimed. According to an Inter-Services Public Relations statement, weapons and ammunition were recovered from the terrorist, who was involved in attacks on members of security forces. Havaldar Parosh, 35, a resident of Kohat, embraced martyrdom…

Abducted jeweller, his two friends found shot dead in North Waziristan

Report in The Nation, Nov 30, 2022PESHAWAR – At least three people including a jeweller and his two friends were shot dead by unknown assailants during late night hours near Mir Ali Bazaar in North Waziristan. A police spokesman on Tuesday said that unknown miscreants abducted three friends, hailing from Bannu district from a jeweller’s shop in late night hours and later shot them dead. Police said motive behind the killing was not yet ascertained.…