Last Updated on 09/08/2024 by wccexam Desk
At least seven Pakistani security personnel were killed and 11 others injured in an attack by terrorists linked to the Pakistani Taliban on a security post in Pakistan’s troubled Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Friday. Officials said the attack took place in the Tirah Valley on the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
The Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, which had allied itself with the Tariq Afridi group, also known as the Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan (TTP)-affiliated Tariq Gedar group, in February, claimed responsibility for the attack in a social media post.
According to officials, the terrorists attacked the Orakzai Scouts check post in an attempt to capture it and later set it on fire. They said that the terrorists used explosives and rocket-propelled grenades in the attack.
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Let us tell you that last month there was an encounter between PAK Army and terrorists in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. 8 soldiers and 10 terrorists lost their lives in this encounter. This attack was carried out by a group of 10 terrorists on a major army camp in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. In this attempt of the terrorists, a vehicle loaded with explosives collided with the wall of the army camp. Due to which a part of the wall collapsed and the surrounding infrastructure was damaged.
Source (PTI) (NDTV) (HINDUSTANTIMES)