Deadly Militant Attacks Claim Lives of Soldiers and Civilians in Northwestern Pakistan
Pakistani military blames Afghan-based TTP for coordinated assaults on military base and health facility, resulting in multiple casualties.
- Eight soldiers and two paramilitary personnel were killed in a suicide attack on a Bannu military base.
- The Hafiz Gul Bahadur group, part of the TTP, claimed responsibility for the Bannu attack.
- An attack on a health facility in Dera Ismail Khan resulted in the deaths of five civilians and two soldiers.
- Pakistan's military has vowed to take all necessary measures against threats from Afghanistan.
- Tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan have escalated due to cross-border militant activities.