By Our Correspondent
MIR ALI: Thirteen soldiers of the Pakistan Army were martyred in a deadly suicide bombing on Saturday when a vehicle laden with explosives rammed into a military convoy in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
In a statement, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the attack was carried out by “Indian-sponsored terrorists.” The suicide bomber attempted to target a military convoy but was intercepted by the lead vehicle. However, in a desperate move, the explosive-laden vehicle was rammed into one of the convoy’s vehicles, resulting in a massive blast.
“As a result, 13 brave sons of the soil embraced martyrdom,” the ISPR stated. “Three innocent civilians, including two children and a woman, were also seriously injured in the attack.”
Army personnel martyred in the attack include, Subedar Zahid Iqbal,45, Havildar Sohrab Khan, 39, Havildar Mian Yousaf, 41, Naik Khitab Shah, 34, Lance Naik Ismail, 32, Sepoy Rohail, 30, Sepoy Muhammad Ramzan, 33, Sepoy Nawab, 30, Sepoy Zubair Ahmed, 24, Sepoy Muhammad Sahki, 31, Sepoy Hashim Abbasi, 20, Sepoy Muddasir Ejaz, 25, Sepoy Manzar Ali, 23.
In the aftermath of the attack, security forces launched a large-scale sanitization operation in the area. Fourteen terrorists were killed during the ensuing gun battle.
