Attack by Miscreants: Martyrs 17 Security Personnel in NW Pakistan  
‘Pakistan Times’ NWFP Bureau

ISLAMABAD: Seventeen Security Forces personnel embraced Shahadat while fourteen others were injured, when miscreants opened fired on a military convoy near Ghazlamai, North Waziristan Agency on Wednesday.

The incident took place at 0850. The injured of the incident have been evacuated by helicopter to CMH Bannu.

During retaliatory fire by Security forces a number of miscreants were also killed.

In another incident, at 1500 hours five miscreants were killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces, at Pitasi Adda in Mir Ali city (North Waziristan Agency).

Five miscreants were killed on Wednesday in a cross fire with the security forces in Patasi Adda, Mir Ali city of North Waziristan.

The miscreants had opened fire on the security forces and in retaliation to which they were killed, said Director General ISPR Major General Waheed Arshad.

Rockets Rain

An earlier report from Miranshah says that a flurry of rockets fired by some unknown persons rained at the camp of security forces here at the headquarters of North Waziristan, however, there was no loss of life.

Sources told that some unknown persons fired several rockets at the camp of security forces to which the security men retaliated, but no loss of life was reported.

It may be recalled that on Tuesday night some unidentified persons had blasted two check posts of Khasadar Force by planting explosive device, while three security men and one passerby had died in a suicide attack on Mir Ali check post.

Recap

As was reported earlier by Pakistan's first ISSN-certified independent daily E-newspaper, 'Pakistan Times' through Wire Service in its edition of Wednesday, July 18, 2007; seventeen security men were martyred and 13 injured when miscreants attacked a convoy of security forces in Madakhel area of North Waziristan tribal region on Wednesday.

Armed men exploded a remote-controlled bomb and opened firing with automatic weapons on a security forces convoy in Madakhel area, killing 17 and wounding 13 security men.

Several miscreants were killed in retaliatory firing by the security forces and others fled to hide in nearby hilly terrain.

Director General ISPR Maj. Gen. Waheed Arshad told a private TV channel that the armed men opened firing on the convoy of security forces in the morning after 08:30 am, in which 16 security men were martyred and 14 injured. The injured were later shifted to Bannu hospital.

Replying a question he said he has no reports of miscreants casualties in retaliatory action of the forces.●