PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Eleven workers were killed in a militant attack in northwestern Pakistan, acting Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar said in a post on the social media platform X, formerly known as X, on Sunday. Twitter.
Security officials and police in the northern province of Khyber Pakhtunkwa said a suspected improvised explosive device detonated, ripping apart a truck carrying workers to a construction project in Waziristan near the Afghan border.
“They were working at an army post that is under construction… an improvised explosive device went off under a vehicle carrying workers,” North Waziristan Deputy Commissioner Rehan Khattak said.
No group immediately claimed responsibility for the blast.
Pakistan has seen a resurgence in attacks by Islamist militants since last year when a ceasefire broke down between the Pakistani Taliban, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the government.
Other groups, including Islamic State, have also claimed responsibility for some attacks, including a huge explosion at a political rally in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa by a religious group last month that killed 45 people.
Reporting by Nilutpal Timsina and Jibran Ahmad; Written by Charlotte Greenfield; Edited by Kim Coghill
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