IED

IED event in North Waziristan, Miranshah area, Pakistan on Sun 15th May 2022

15th May 2022

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Three Pakistan Army soldiers and as many children were killed after a suicide blast occurred in the vicinity of Miranshah in North Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said on May 15 (today), reports Dawn. In a brief statement, the military's media affairs wing identified the killed soldiers as 33-year-old Lance Havaldar Zubair Qadir from Pakpattan, 21-year-old Sepoy Uzair Asfar from Haripur and 22-year-old Sepoy Qasim Maqsood from Multan. Meanwhile, the children were identified as 11-year-old Ahmed Hassan, eight-year-old Ahsan and four-year-old Anum. "Intelligence agencies are investigating to find out about [the] suicide bomber and his handlers/facilitators," the statement concluded.

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