Four Pakistani Soldiers Killed in North Waziristan Attack, Islamabad Accuses Militants Based in Afghanistan
Four Pakistani soldiers were killed in a suicide attack in North Waziristan, prompting Islamabad to summon a Taliban diplomat and accuse militants based in Afghanistan of involvement.
Pakistan summoned the deputy head of the Taliban’s embassy in Islamabad after a suicide bombing in North Waziristan killed four Pakistani soldiers, escalating tensions between the two neighbours.
The attack occurred in the Boya area when a suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military facility, the Pakistani army said, adding that gunmen then attempted to storm the compound.
Security forces repelled the assault after an exchange of fire, killing all five attackers involved, while at least 15 civilians were wounded in the blast and subsequent clashes, the military said.
A militant group calling itself Aswad al-Hurub claimed responsibility, saying it was a suicide wing linked to the Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction, which Pakistan says operates under the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) umbrella.
Pakistan’s foreign ministry said it lodged a formal protest with the Taliban authorities, accusing them of allowing a “permissive environment” for militant groups operating from Afghanistan soil.
Islamabad said such activity violates Afghanistan’s international commitments not to allow its territory to be used against other countries, including Pakistan, and demanded a full investigation.
Pakistan warned it reserves the right to defend its sovereignty against terrorism, calling on the Taliban to take immediate, concrete and verifiable action against all armed groups operating under their control.
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