NORTH WAZIRISTAN: A security man was injured when a remote-controlled device targeted a patrol party of the forces in Mirali area of North Waziristan tribal district here on Monday.

Official sources said that the bomb went off when a party of the security forces was patrolling in the Tehsil Road area of the Mirali subdivision.

A security personnel sustained injuries in the blast.

The security forces cordoned off the area following the blast and launched a search operation.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2020

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