Eleven security personnel, one child killed in militant attack in Pakistan
Eleven security forces personnel and one child were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan’s northwestern region of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday.
THURSDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2026, 22:30
Eleven security forces personnel and one child were killed in a militant attack in Pakistan’s northwestern region of Bajaur, the military said on Tuesday.
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