INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
An explosive-laden automobile rammed into a Pakistani military convoy on Saturday in a town in North Waziristan district, killing at least
13 soldiers, Reuters reported mentioning sources.Four Pakistani intelligence officials and a senior local administrator informed Reuters
that the convoy was assaulted in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan district.Around 10 other soldiers were wounded, some critically, and they
were being airlifted to a military health center, the sources stated.“& ldquo; It was big, a huge bang,” & rdquo; said the regional
administrator, adding that locals of the town might see a big amount of smoke billowing from the scene from an excellent distance.One
resident stated that the explosion rattled the windowpanes of nearby homes, and caused some roofs to collapse.No one has up until now
claimed responsibility.The Pakistani armed force did not respond to a Reuters request for a comment.The lawless district which sits beside
Afghanistan has actually long served as a safe house for various militant groups/Islamabad states the militants run training camps in
Afghanistan to launch attacks inside Pakistan, a charge Kabul denies, stating the militancy is Pakistan’& rsquo; s domestic
issue.Pakistani Taliban likewise called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), an umbrella group of a number of militant groups, has long been
waging a war versus Pakistan in a bid to overthrow the government and replace it with its own Islamic system of governance.The Pakistani
military, which has actually released several offensives against the militants, has actually primarily been their prime target.The post Car
battle kills 13 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan first appeared on TINS News|Afghanistan News.
