Nine people, including five militants, two security personnel, and two civilians have been killed in three separate attacks in northwestern Pakistan, the military and witnesses said. The military said in a statement on December 6 that one soldier and five militants were killed in a clash in North Waziristan tribal district. Separately, gunmen killed a paramilitary Frontier Corps soldier and his father in North Waziristan's Bannu district after entering their house. In a third incident, attackers killed a tribal elder in North Waziristan's Haidarkhel area. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.
Nine Killed In Violence In Northwestern Pakistan
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