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Major killed, six soldiers injured in Wana blast
 [DAWN] An army officer was killed and six soldiers were maimed in a kaboom in Wana of South  Wazoo Agency on Tuesday."They're ba-a-a-a-ack!" A statement issued by the Inter Services Public Relations said Major Imran had "embraced shahadat" and six soldiers suffered injuries when an improvised bomb went off during a search operation in Wana Bazaar. According to officials, army and paramilitary forces cordoned off the area to search shops for arms and ammunition as local authorities had imposed a ban on their sale and purchase in the agency. The kaboom took place in a shop belonging to one Khan Kharoti, killing Major Imran on the spot and injuring the six soldiers. The body of the army officer was flown to Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. while the injured were taken to a military hospital in the area. Posted by: Fred 2016-11-03 |
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