Blast In Northwestern Pakistan Kills Soldier, Wounds 10

A roadside bombing in northwestern Pakistan on September 11 killed a soldier and wounded 10 people, including three civilians, authorities said. The blast hit a van belonging to the Frontier Corps as it was driving along the key Warsak Road in the city of Peshawar, police spokesman Bilal Faizi told RFE/RL. The outlawed Pakistani Taliban, known as Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan or TTP, claimed responsibility for the attack. In recent months the activities of militants have increased in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan provinces, prompting government security forces to increase targeted operations against militants. To read the original story by RFE/RL’s Radio Mashaal, click here.