9 soldiers killed, 17 injured in suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Islamabad: At least nine security personnel were killed and 17 others were injured in a suicide bomb blast in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa region.
Reports say, a suicide bomber on a motorbike struck a security forces convoy in the Mali Khel area.
Pakistan’s caretaker PM Anwaar ul Haq Kakar expressed grief over the Bannu division incident. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Kakar wrote, “Heartbroken by the loss of 9 valiant soldiers in Bannu Division, KPK, to a cowardly terrorist act that injured many. Such acts are utterly reprehensible. My thoughts are with the families of the martyred and injured. Pakistan stands resolute against such terror.”
Following the incident, law enforcers rushed to the blast site and cordoned off the entire area. A massive search operation was launched to arrest the people.
