Four people including 3 siblings and their aunt died while nine others injured when a rocket fell at a house in Bahamari area, Peshawar.
According to SHO PS Bahamari, some unidentified miscreants fired the rocket, which fell on the house of one Rehman Ullah. Resultantly, four persons including Rehman’s three children aged between 9 to 12 and his 16-year-old sister died on the spot while nine others received serious burn injuries. The wounded were shifted to hospital, of whom four are stated to be in a critical condition, while rescue teams are busy in removing the debris.
At least four persons were killed and several others injured in US spy plane strike in Dandi Darbakhel area in North Waziristan tribal district.
According to sources, US drone fired three missiles that hit a compound and a vehicle in which four persons were killed, however, it is not confirmed that the deceased were militants or civilians. Locals also reported that some drones are still hovering over the area.
Drone attack on North Waziristan 5 kills :- According to sources 5 militants were killed in a drone attack on North Waziristan ( Pakistan ) in which 5 missiles were fired.
The attack took place at Zarnai area in the district of Mir Ali. There is fear of rise in the number of causalities.
After the attack spy plane flew over the area and caused fear amongst the locals.
MIRANSHAH, Pakistan:A US drone attack killed eight people and injured two others in Machi Khel area of North Waziristan on Friday.
It couldn’t be confirmed that the dead were militants or civilians. Death toll is feared to increase. Two missiles were fired in the attack however target has not been disclosed yet. Three drones are still hovering over the area while local militants have sealed the ways.
Earlier, a US drone had killed four in Norak area.
ISLAMABAD: The spokesman Pakistan army Major General Athar Abbas has confirmed that the situation outside army General Headquarters (GHQ) has been brought under total control meanwhile, all four terrorists who carried out gun onslaught at army checkpost, have been killed.
According to sources, four terrorists, driving a white Suzuki van and dressed in army uniform, opened firing and hurled hand grenades at army checkpost outside headquarters’ main gate, which security forces retaliated successfully, killing all four terrorists while two were arrested.
Some security guards were also embrace martyrdom during offensive, Abbas said, adding, army commandos had cordoned off the entire area and search operation remained underway to locate other militants who might have fled through adjacent areas.
The miscreants have been overpowered and the situation is under complete control just after one-hour long gunbattle, spokesman ISPR .
According to details suspected militants attacked tightly guarded army headquarters on Saturday, as they were in a white Suzuki vehicle and were intercepted at army checkpost no 1, they opened fire and threw five hand grenades at a main gate, security officials and media said.
“They wore army uniforms and tried to enter the headquarters area but when they were stopped they opened fire and hurled hand grenades and later were killed following a deadly gunbattle,” a security official told media.
Four terrorists were killed and two were arrested during one-hour long encounter and four army men embraced martyrdom, army sources said.
Media sources said firing continued with the two or three gunmen for forty minutes after the attack was launched. Three blasts had been heard, they said.
Soldiers had sealed off roads leading to the headquarters and two helicopters remained hovering over the area.