Terrorist attack in Bannu
Peshawar: The intelligence report of the involvement of Afghan citizens in the terrorist attack in Pakistan’s northwest area has been clearly confirmed. The Pakistani army said this on Wednesday. Five Pakistani soldiers and 13 civilians were killed in this attack, while 16 terrorists including four suicide bages were also killed. Till Tuesday night, it was reported that 12 civilians, including four children, were killed when the army soldiers killed at least six terrorists when the army soldiers killed two children after hitting two vehicles laden with explosives from the main cantonment wall in Bannu, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.
Afghan government should fulfill its responsibilities
After the attack on the Bannu Cantonment, about 200 km south-west from Peshawar, the Pakistani Army said that it reserves the right to take necessary steps in response to the threats arising from across the border. The army’s media branch ‘Inter-Services Public Relations’ (ISPR) said in a statement, “Islamabad hopes that the interim Afghan government will fulfill its responsibilities and will not allow its land to be used for terrorist activities against Pakistan.”
Jaish al Firsan took responsibility for the attack
The ISPR statement said that the intelligence report has clearly confirmed the involvement of Afghan citizens in this heinous act, as well as evidence also pointed to the fact that the attack was directed and well -planned by the rasanas active in Afghanistan ” The group is one of the several groups of Tehreek Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The ISPR said that as soon as the terrorists hit the bunnu cantonment wall as soon as the terrorists hit the wall of the Bannu Cantonment, many terrorists attempted to enter the high security area, the soldiers fought the intruders accurately and killed all 16 terrorists, including four suicide bages.
Five Pakistan soldiers were killed in the attack, 13 civilians also lost their lives
ISPR said five soldiers were killed in a fierce firing. Meanwhile, suicide explosions caused a “severe damage” to a mosque and a residential building, killing 13 civilians, while 32 were injured. Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the province Governor Faisal Karim Kundi and Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attack. According to officials, an inquiry into the incident has been ordered.
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