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Roadside bomb targeting military vehicle kills 6 in North Waziristan, Pakistan

05 December 2017 18:38 (UTC +04:00)

At least six people were martyred in a roadside bomb attack targeting a military vehicle in the North Waziristan (NWA) tribal region on Tuesday, APA reports local media.

The military vehicle was carrying three potential recruits in the town of Mir Ali, a main town of NWA, when it was targeted, administration officials said.

The improvised explosive device was fitted to a motorcycle which was parked at a roadside. It was remotely detonated when the military vehicle drove past.

North Waziristan had been a stronghold of a potpourri of militants, including foreigners, until they were routed in a massive military operation, codenamed Zarb-e-Azb, in 2014.

Their bomb-making factories and their command and control centre were decimated in the operation. The remaining militants fled across the border into Afghanistan where they have found sanctuaries.

According to Pakistani officials, these terrorists, who enjoy state patronage, use the Afghan soil as a springboard for mounting attacks in Pakistan. Kabul, however, denies the charge.