Overview

• On June 28 a suicide bomber rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, killing 13 soldiers and injuring 29 people including 19 civilians.
• The Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction’s suicide bomber wing claimed responsibility for the attack, underlining the operational reach of fragmented Taliban-linked groups.
• Pakistan’s military said a follow-up operation in the region eliminated 14 militants believed to be connected to the convoy bombing.
• Islamabad blamed India for sponsoring the assault without offering evidence, a charge New Delhi’s Ministry of External Affairs dismissed “with the contempt it deserves.”
• On June 30 police counterterror teams killed two suspected militants and seized arms in Peshawar, thwarting a planned large-scale attack in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.