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Roadside bombing targeting security convoy kills 7 soldiers in northwest Pakistan

Jun. 09, 2024 11:06 AM EDT

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — A roadside bomb exploded near a security convoy in northwestern Pakistan on Sunday, killing seven soldiers, including an army captain, the military said, a sign of a surge in militant attacks on security forces. The latest attack happened in Lakki Marwat,...

7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

May. 27, 2024 08:51 AM EDT

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's security forces were conducting several raids in the country's volatile northwest, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, when shootouts ensued leaving seven soldiers and 23 militants dead, the army said Monday. The first exchange...