Four soldiers were killed in a suicide blast at a military convoy in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on August 8, reports Dawn. The deceased soldiers were identified as Lance Naik Shahzaib (22), a resident of Mansehra (KP), Lance Naik Sajjad (26), hailing from Ghizer (Pakistan-administered Kashmir), Sepoy Umair (25), a resident of Kohat (KP) and Sepoy Khurram (30), a resident of Narowal (Punjab). According to a statement issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), intelligence agencies have commenced investigations to find out details about the suicide bomber who carried out the attack and his handlers and facilitators.