Military convoy escapes blast in N. Waziristan
MIRAMSHAH (North Waziristan), June 7: A military convoy survived a bomb explosion in the Mirali sub-division of the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, officials said. They said that an explosive device, planted on the roadside went off near Patasi bus stand when the convoy had passed the venue two minutes ago.
The convoy was on its way from Razmak sub-division of the North Waziristan Agency to Bannu. No casualty was reported.
ARREST: Eight people have been arrested at Ghulam Khan checkpoint in the North Waziristan Agency on Tuesday, an official said.
The border security forces disembarked six Pakistanis and two Afghan drivers from two cars at the checkpoint.
Sources said that the six persons, who crossed into Pakistan from Afghanistan’s Paktika province, had crossed the border without legal travel documents. They reportedly belonged to Karachi.
The arrested persons have been identified as Babar, Salman, Hassan Ara, Gul Nara, Sermina and Jafera, whereas the names of the two Afghans could not be ascertained.
The security forces have recovered documents and compact disks from their possession. After preliminary investigations the arrested persons were shifted to Miramshah jail.