FC soldier killed, two others injured in Mastung IED blast

An IED exploded near an FC convoy in Ispilinji area of Mastung district

QUETTA: A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier was killed while two others were injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near the FC convoy in Ispilinji area of Mastung district.

"The deceased has been identified as Tariq while the two other injured soldiers have been identified as NK Imtiaz and Naveed," a FC spokesperson told The Express Tribune.



Earlier in September, a paramilitary soldier was killed and five others were injured in a homemade bomb attack in South Waziristan Agency.

Suspected militants detonated an improvised explosive device on the Wana Bypass road when a convoy of the Frontier Corps drove by around 7:15am, said a local administration official. The casualties were driven to the Scouts Hospital in the Wana Scout Camp.



Soon after the IED attack, security forces launched a search operation and called in air support. Residents and local administration officials said helicopter gunships bombed a market located on the Wana bypass road and later bulldozers razed dozens of shops belonging to suspected militants. A curfew has been imposed in Wana, they said.