PESHAWAR: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by militants on Miranshah-Ghulam Khan road in North Waziristan tribal region went off on Thursday morning, killing at least eight security personnel and critically injuring several others, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said.
In a statement, the ISPR said that a convoy of the security forces was on its way from Miranshah to Ghulam Khan when it was targeted with a bomb planted in a nearby roadside which was detonated as the security forces convoy came near the area.