NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A teenage attacker was killed in retaliatory firing after he shot at and injured a law-enforcer inside the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, Mirali, here on Saturday.

Witnesses said that an unknown teenager attacked an on-duty soldier at the hospital and injured him seriously. The wounded soldier was identified as Aqil. He was shifted to the CMH Bannu in a helicopter.

Other soldiers on duty at the hospital retaliated to the attack and gunned down the attacker.

Published in Dawn, May 22nd, 2022

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