Fresh Bomb Blast in Waziristan Signals Pakistan’s Waning Grip on Internal Security

A fresh bomb blast in Lower South Waziristan’s Birmal tehsil has once again underscored Pakistan’s diminishing control over security in its volatile north-western frontier.The explosion, which struck a mosque at the Azam Warsak Bazaar on Friday morning, narrowly missed assassinating a senior cleric associated with the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).Maulana Sakhi Wazir, who also manages a local
A fresh bomb blast in Lower South Waziristan’s Birmal tehsil has once again underscored Pakistan’s diminishing control over security in its volatile north-western frontier.The explosion, which struck a mosque at the Azam Warsak Bazaar on Friday morning, narrowly missed assassinating a senior cleric associated with the Jamiat Ulema-i-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F).Maulana Sakhi Wazir, who also manages a local
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