Security personnel martyred, school blown up in K-P districts IED attacks
Militants target areas in Chitral, Upper Dir and North Waziristan
Militants target areas in Chitral, Upper Dir and North Waziristan. PHOTO: EXPRESS
PESHAWAR:
A series of improvised explosive device (IED) attacks hit Chitral and upper districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) early Sunday morning, resulting in the martyrdom of at least one security personnel.
The first incident came at 4:45am when a primary school for boys was razed to the ground in Arandu Gol area of Chitral. The school is located within a kilometre of the Pak-Afghan border.
One killed, 10 injured in Chaman IED blast
The militants planted two IEDs – one in the three-room school’s compound and another on the road leading to the school, a senior official told The Express Tribune. “We received reports of a bomb going off. "
He added that communication was limited due to the area’s remote location. A security official said no casualties had been reported so far in the school incident. This is the first time militants have targeted a school in Chitral.
In the second incident, a security personnel was martyred and another injured when an IED went off in Upper Dir’s Jungle Khel area at 8:30am. The area has been cordoned off by the security forces.
At least four injured in Chaman IED attack
Meanwhile, security forces averted an attack in North Waziristan's Datta Khel area after spotting and disarming a roadside IED planted by militants.
It is pertinent to note that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) recently claimed activity in the region.
A series of improvised explosive device (IED) attacks hit Chitral and upper districts of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) early Sunday morning, resulting in the martyrdom of at least one security personnel.
The first incident came at 4:45am when a primary school for boys was razed to the ground in Arandu Gol area of Chitral. The school is located within a kilometre of the Pak-Afghan border.
One killed, 10 injured in Chaman IED blast
The militants planted two IEDs – one in the three-room school’s compound and another on the road leading to the school, a senior official told The Express Tribune. “We received reports of a bomb going off. "
He added that communication was limited due to the area’s remote location. A security official said no casualties had been reported so far in the school incident. This is the first time militants have targeted a school in Chitral.
In the second incident, a security personnel was martyred and another injured when an IED went off in Upper Dir’s Jungle Khel area at 8:30am. The area has been cordoned off by the security forces.
At least four injured in Chaman IED attack
Meanwhile, security forces averted an attack in North Waziristan's Datta Khel area after spotting and disarming a roadside IED planted by militants.
It is pertinent to note that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) recently claimed activity in the region.