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Suicide Attack Foiled on Army Check Post in South Waziristan; Civilian Martyred, 15 Injured
Security forces intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle before it reached the target, killing the attacker and injuring 15 people, officials said.
- On Monday, Pakistan Army personnel foiled a suicide attack near Azam Warsak Bazaar in South Waziristan by neutralizing an explosives-laden vehicle at a distance from the military post.
- This incident follows a significant surge in violence across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, where the Annual Security Report 2025 from CRSS documented that "fatalities rose from 1,620 in 2024 to 2,331 in 2025."
- Seven individuals were injured in the explosion, which damaged a nearby religious seminary and shops, according to Medical Superintendent Dr. Jan Mohammad of the District Headquarters Hospital in Wana.
- Security personnel immediately cordoned off the Azam Warsak area and launched a comprehensive search operation to clear potential threats following the blast.
- Pakistan has struggled with increased cross-border terrorism since 2021, prompting the state to launch Operation Ghazab lil-Haq in February this year as the Afghan Taliban regime refuses to act against militant groups operating from its soil.
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Suicide attack on South Waziristan army post foiled, seven inured: security sources
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