At least five people were killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in a house in Tangi Badin zai area of Ladha tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13, reports The Khorasan Diary. Locals said it as a ‘drone strike’. However, an unnamed security official from the area said the area was infested with militants. “Our initial investigation shows that it was an IED explosion inside the house”, he said. Residents said that the family had moved back to their home recently and those that were killed included two women.
Two militants were killed and unverified number of other militants injured during an attempt by militants from Afghanistan to infiltrate into Pakistan was foiled by Security Forces (SFs) on the Pak-Afghan border in the Kaga Pass area of Mamund tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13, reports The Khorasan Diary.
The Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) defused an improvised explosive device (IED) planted at the house of a candidate for National Assembly from Hangu District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 13, reports The Khorasan Diary. A six-kilogram heavy bomb was planted at the house of Abdul Hadi.