"Suicide car bomber strikes in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa amid unconfirmed reports that Qatar has offered to host peace talks. Tensions are mounting between Pakistan and Afghanistan amid reports of a brutal border attack on the former's troops as a fragile truce between the neighbours, and once allies, nears its expiry. A 48-hour ceasefire between the two sides, which came into effect this week after days of bloody cross-border attacks, is set to expire at 13:00 GMT on Friday."
"As the end of the truce approached, Pakistani police official Irfan Ali said a suicide car bomber backed by Pakistan Taliban, known by the acronym TTP, attacked a military compound in Mir Ali, a city in North Waziristan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Accounts of losses suffered during the attack varied. The official, quoted by news agency The Associated Press, said three fighters were killed in an intense shootout and did not report any troop casualties."
"News agency Reuters quoted Pakistani security officials as saying seven Pakistani soldiers were killed in an attack by a fighter who rammed an explosive-laden vehicle into the wall of a Pakistani military camp in North Waziristan. The anonymous officials said two other fighters were shot dead as they tried to get into the facility. At least 13 were left injured."
A 48-hour ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan, imposed after days of cross-border attacks, was set to expire at 13:00 GMT on Friday. As the truce neared expiry, a suicide car bomber backed by the Pakistan Taliban (TTP) attacked a military compound in Mir Ali, North Waziristan. Accounts of casualties varied across sources: a Pakistani police official told The Associated Press three fighters were killed with no troop casualties, while Reuters cited officials saying seven soldiers were killed, two fighters shot dead and at least 13 people injured. Geo News reported four TTP assailants killed and no security losses. Pakistan's army did not immediately comment. The truce temporarily halted the deadliest clashes since 2021 and follows Islamabad's demand that Kabul rein in fighters.
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