KARACHI (Reuters) – Sixteen security personnel were killed in northwest Pakistan in an attack by Islamist militants, the deputy superintendent of police told Reuters.
“According to our information, 16 security personnel were martyred and eight injured in this attack. A search operation is under way in the area,” said Hidayat Ullah, deputy superintendent of police in South Waziristan.
(Reporting by Ariba Shahid in Karachi)
