Two policemen were martyred and 22 people were injured in South Waziristan Blast.
The blast happened in Wana’s Rustam Bazaar area today (Saturday).
Immediately after the blast, local residents, police personnel, and rescue teams initiated relief operations and moved the injured to the District Headquarters Hospital.
Wana Circle Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Asghar Ali Shah said that the explosive material had been planted at the main entrance of the supermarket and was detonated through a remote control or a timed device.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Afridi took notice and strongly condemned the incident. In a statement, the chief minister directed the inspector general to submit a detailed report on the incident.
He also expressed sorrow at the casualties in the incident and extended his condolences to the bereaved families. He said the provincial government stood with the families of the martyrs in their grief.
Operation in Balochistan
In a separate incident, the security forces killed 15 terrorists in the Harnai and Basima district of Balochistan during two separate intelligence-based operations (IBOs), said a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.
“On 05 March 2025, fifteen terrorists belonging to Indian proxy, Fitna al Khwarij and Fitna al Hindustan, were killed in two separate operations in Balochistan,” said the military’s media wing.
The statement said that an IBO was conducted in Harnai District on the reported “presence of Fitna al Khawarij members”.
“During the conduct of [the] operation, [our] own troops effectively engaged the khawarij hideout, and after an intense engagement, 12 Indian-sponsored khawarij were sent to hell,” the statement added.
In a separate IBO, conducted in the province’s Basima district, military forces tracked the presence of Fitna al Hindustan terrorists and “effectively engaged them using mixed-calibre weapons”.
After an intense exchange of fire, “three Indian-sponsored terrorists were sent to hell”, the ISPR said.
