Passenger van attacked in Pakistan, 38 killed. Attack on passenger van in Pakistan, 38 killed: Attackers opened fire on the van; Second attack in two days

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A passenger van has been attacked in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. 38 people have died in this attack. Apart from this, many people are also injured. The incident took place in Kurram Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Here vehicles traveling to and from Peshawar to Kurram have been targeted. According to Kurram DPO, the injured have been admitted to the hospital.

Earlier on Tuesday night, there was a suicide attack on an army post in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. 12 Pakistani soldiers were killed in this attack. Six terrorists were also killed there.

While giving information, the media wing of Pakistani Army had said that the terrorists rammed the vehicle into the wall of the check post and detonated the explosive kept in it. 12 soldiers were killed after being hit by the blast. In retaliation, the army also killed 6 terrorists.

There was an attack in Balochistan three days ago

On November 16, an army post was attacked in Pakistan’s western province of Balochistan. In this attack, 7 soldiers of Pakistani security forces were killed. The militant Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack. News agency AFP quoted a local person as saying that 40 to 50 Baloch insurgents were involved in the attack.

During this, Baloch rebels opened fire on the army post. Apart from the death of 7 soldiers, 15 soldiers were also injured in the attack.

26 people were killed in the attack on Quetta railway station

There was a blast at Quetta railway station in Pakistan on Saturday morning, 9 November. 26 people were killed in this blast, while more than 50 were injured. The militant group Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) also took responsibility for this attack.

The BLA spokesperson said the suicide attack was carried out by the Majeed Brigade unit. Their target was the soldiers of the Infantry School, who were about to go to Peshawar by Jafar Express after completing the course. Quetta Civil Hospital spokesman Wasim Baig told Pakistani newspaper The Dawn that those killed included 14 army personnel and 12 civilians.

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