At least eight security personnel were martyred in a suicide blast in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s North Waziristan district Mir Ali on Saturday, KP chief minister's office has said in a statement. 

 

According to the statement, KP CM Ali Amin Gandapur condemned the attack, expressing his condolences and prayers for the martyrdom of the personnel.

 

“I salute security personnel and their families who have sacrificed their lives for the country and the nation,” Gandapur was quoted as saying.

 

The chief minister further stated, “Security forces have made unprecedented sacrifices to establish peace in the country and eliminate terrorism. These sacrifices further raise the resolve and morale of the nation against terrorism.”

 

The statement concluded, “Everyone in the nation stands with security forces in the war against terrorism.”

 

Earlier, Dawn News, citing District Police Officer (DPO) Waqar Ahmed, reported that four civilians were wounded in the “suicide attack” carried out through a vehicle-borne Improvised Explosive Device (IED).

 

No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.