Dozens Killed in Attacks in Northwest Pakistan over Past 24 Hours

At least 28 people, five civilians, 10 soldiers and 13 suspected militants, have been killed in attacks in northwest Pakistan over the past 24 hours, according to a statement by the country’s army.

An attack on a military base in northwestern Pakistan on Monday killed eight security personnel, the military said on Tuesday, after a suicide bomber rammed a vehicle loaded with explosives into a perimeter wall.
Militants targeted the base in Bannu, on the border with the tribal area of North Waziristan and is close to the Afghanistan border. Security forces killed all 10 assailants involved, the military said in a statement.
Among the dead in Monday’s attack were seven army members and one paramilitary soldier.
A second attack on Tuesday on a health centre in northwest Pakistan killed seven people including health workers, children and soldiers, the military said on Tuesday.
All three militants were killed in retaliatory fire by security forces, a military statement said.
It was the second major militant attack reported in 24 hours in northwest Pakistan.