Zahir Uddin
MIR ALI: A tribal elder was killed in an Improvised Explosive Devise (IED) blast at the tehsil of Mir Ali, the district of North Waziristan, on Wednesday.
Officials in the district administration in North Waziristan informed that tribal elder, Abbas Khan, was on his way home when his motorcar was targeted by an IED at Norak village. As a result, the vehicle was smashed into pieces and Abbas Khan was killed on the spot.
The body of the deceased was shifted to a nearby hospital, where, after necessary legal-medical examination, it was handed over to the heirs.
Security forces have cordoned off the area with a search operation underway.
