NORTH WAZIRISTAN/SOUTH WAZIRISTAN: A security official and a bank manager were martyred in separate attacks here on Wednesday.

In the first incident, a security man was martyred in a sniper attack on a checkpost in Dattakhel tehsil of North Waziristan district. The security forces retaliated to the attack, but the assailant escaped the area.

In another incident, three security personnel, including a captain, were injured when an improvised explosive device hit a convoy of security forces in Shawal area.

There was no official confirmation of the incident by ISPR, the media wing of the army.

Meanwhile, a bank manager was martyred when unidentified gunmen attacked a private vehicle in Mirali area.

Sources said the manager of National Bank of Pakistan’s Mirali branch, Akbar Zaman Khan, was travelling in the vehicle along with other bank staff from Mirali to Bannu when they came under attack.

They said the other staffers remained unhurt. The attackers escaped the area after the incident. In the Lower South Waziristan district, a police officer narrowly escaped a sniper attack the other day.

SHO Zabihullah Wazir was travelling from Wana to Dera Ismail Khan when an unknown sniper fired at his personal vehicle on Wana Bypass near Rustam Bazaar. The bullets hit the front of the car, but fortunately SHO Wazir remained unhurt.

According to sources, SHO Wazir had received death threats from terrorists twice before. When contacted, SHO Wazir confirmed the attack and said that he remained unhurt. The attacker escaped the area after the incident.

Published in Dawn, September 19th, 2024

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