Pakistan: At least 13 soldiers were killed in Pakistan’s North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, after a suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into a military convoy on Saturday.

The blast killed 13 soldiers and injured 10 army personnel and 19 civilians. The condition of the four injured soldiers is critical. The explosion also caused damage to the nearby building. None has claimed responsibility for the incident. However, as per reports, the region has seen frequent unrest and attacks by the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). The latest attack on the military comes amid several incidents of terror attacks across Pakistan, especially in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

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Pakistan army in March this year said that it killed at least  10 militants suspected of links to the TTP after a suicide bomber allegedly targeted the Frontier Corps camp near the Jandola checkpost in South Waziristan.

In March this year, militants from the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) attacked the Jaffar Express passenger train near Gudalar and Piru Kunri, killing 21 passengers and four paramilitary soldiers.

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Pakistan recorded a 45% rise in terrorism-related deaths, jumping from 748 in 2023 to 1,081 in 2024 as per the Global Terrorism Index 2025.