Miranshah Suicide Attack | |
Location: | Miranshah, North Waziristan, Pakistan |
Date: | May 15, 2022 |
Type: | Suicide attack |
Fatalities: | 6 (3 soldiers, 3 children) |
Target: | Pakistan Army soldiers and civilians |
Victims: | 33-year-old Lance Havaldar Zubair Qadir, 21-year-old Sepoy Uzair Asfar, 22-year-old Sepoy Qasim Maqsood, 11-year-old child, 8-year-old child, 4-year-old child |
On May 15, 2022, three Pakistan Army soldiers and three children were killed after a suicide attack occurred near Miranshah, North Waziristan, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR).[1] The Pakistani military's media affairs wing identified the murdered soldiers as 33-year-old Lance Havaldar Zubair Qadir from Pakpattan, 21-year-old Sepoy Uzair Asfar from Haripur and 22-year-old Sepoy Qasim Maqsood from Multan.[2] An 11-year-old, eight-year-old, and four-year-old child also died from the blast.[3]
"Intelligence agencies are investigating to find out about [the] suicide bomber and his handlers/facilitators," the statement concluded.[4]
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif condemned the suicide attack, stating "The killers of innocent children are the enemies of both Islam and humanity." He expressed grief over the lives lost.[5] Sharjeel Memon also made a public statement condemning the attack.[6]