NORTH WAZIRISTAN: At least one soldier and two civilians lost their lives as a result of a suicide attack on the convoy of security forces in North Waziristan on Monday, said the media wing of the Pakistan Army.

“A suicide blast occurred in the general area of Miramshah, North Wazir­istan District. Resultantly, Naik Abid, 33, a resident of district Mansehra, and two civilians embraced martyrdom while one civilian was injured in the incident,” the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in an official statement.

Police said the bomber rammed a rickshaw into the vehicle of the security forces, killing one soldier and civilians. Following the attack, the area was immediately cordoned off by the security personnel, the senior official of the police added.

In a statement, Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah condemned the suicide terrorist attack in Miramshah. He said terrorists will never succeed in their nefarious designs.

The attack came five days after a suicide bombing in Miramshah which resulted in the death of one soldier and one civilian and injuries to at least nine people.

Earlier on Friday, three persons were killed when a car caught fire following an attack by unidentified gunmen in the Khadri area of Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan.

Official sources said the incident occurred when the three men were going to their village in the car. They said that flames engulfed the car as a result of the firing, badly burning bodies of the three men. The attackers escaped the area after the incident.

Locals retrieved the bodies from the car and shifted them to the Mirali hospital. One of the men was identified as Karam Khan, while the other two bodies could not be identified.

Published in Dawn, December 20th, 2022