ISLAMABAD, June 11 (NNN-APP) – Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and four others injured, when their vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device, in the country’s North Waziristan district, on Wednesday, a security official said.
The security forces came under attack in the Tapi village of North Waziristan, a tribal district bordering neighbouring Afghanistan, said the official, adding that, military personnel cordoned off the area following the blast and carried out a search operation.
The injured soldiers have been shifted to a nearby hospital.
No group or individual claimed the attack yet.
Pakistani military conducted a series of operations against terrorist groups, including the Pakistani Taliban, in North Waziristan over recent years.
Although the area has mostly been pacified, remnants of the terrorist groups still manage to launch attacks on the security forces.– NNN-APP
