At least 13 Pakistani soldiers were killed and several others injured after a suicide car bombing targeted a military convoy in North Waziristan’s Mir Ali area near the Afghan border on Saturday, in one of the deadliest attacks in recent months.
A deadly suicide bombing struck a Pakistani military convoy in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, near the Afghan border on Saturday, killing at least 13 soldiers, according to Pakistani intelligence sources and a local official.
The attack, confirmed as a suicide blast by Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s chief minister's office, also injured around 10 others, some critically. The wounded soldiers were flown to a military hospital for treatment.
The powerful explosion was felt across the town, with witnesses describing shattered windows and collapsed roofs.
Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attack and expressed condolences to the victims' families. No group has claimed responsibility yet.
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A fragile two-week ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran showed further strain on Friday, a day before they are to negotiate in Pakistan, as Washington accused Tehran of breaching promises on the Strait of Hormuz and Israel struck Lebanon with attacks that Iran has claimed violate the ceasefire.
Pakistan‑brokered talks between the U.S., Israel and Iran get underway today as disagreements continue over the two‑week ceasefire, including Israel‑Hezbollah conflict and Iran’s handling of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz after President Donald Trump warned the terms were being misapplied.
China and Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution on Tuesday aimed at coordinating defensive efforts to protect commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, leaving no agreed international framework for securing the vital route.
Lebanon’s Hezbollah said it had stopped firing on northern Israel and Israeli forces on Wednesday as part of a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East brokered between the United States and Iran. However, a Hezbollah lawmaker warned that the pause could collapse if Tel Aviv does not adhere to it.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has given an instruction for Israel to begin peace talks with Lebanon that would also include the disarming of Hezbollah.
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Afghanistan and Pakistan have agreed to continue dialogue and avoid steps that could worsen tensions after China-hosted talks in Urumqi, with Kabul and Beijing saying the meetings focused on easing differences and improving relations.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has told Taiwan opposition leader Cheng Li-wun that “people on both sides of the Taiwan Strait are Chinese” and that the future of cross-strait ties should be decided by “the Chinese people themselves”.
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