Deadly Blast in South Waziristan Claims Two Lives, Injures 14

WANA: At least two people were killed and 14 others were wounded when a remote-controlled blast occurred near a police van in the Wana Rustam Bazar area of Lower ​​South Waziristan, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Imran Ullah said on Thursday.

With the police confirming that the injured include two police officers as well, DSP Imran has said that an emergency has been imposed in the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital Wana.

The incident comes a day after three Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were martyred when unidentified attackers opened fire on their vehicle in the Garagri area of Karak in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

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Separately, a Pakistan Army major, along with two soldiers, was martyred by India-backed terrorists in Balochistan’s Mastung district on Wednesday.

In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that on the night between August 5 and 6, terrorists belonging to Indian proxy Fitna al-Hindustan targeted a security forces’ vehicle with an improvised explosive device (IED).

The martyred personnel were identified as Major Muhammad Rizwan Tahir, Naik Ibni Amin and Lance Naik Muhammad Younas