July 16, 2024 3:50 PM

Pakistan army says eight soldiers killed in militant attack on base

Islamist militants attacked a military base in northwestern Pakistan, killing eight security personnel, the military said on Tuesday, after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a perimeter wall. The attack, which occurred on Monday, coincides with a resurgence of Islamist militancy in the restive northwest border region with Afghanistan, which last month prompted the government to launch a counter-insurgency operation in the area. Militants targeted the base in Bannu, ...