INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
A bomb blast targeting a military truck killed seven soldiers on Sunday in northwestern Pakistan along the border with Afghanistan, the army
said.The incident took place in the Lakki Marwat district which is on the edge of a lawless tribal region divided on both sides of the
border, Reuters reported.The improvised explosive device exploded near the military vehicle, killing seven soldiers including an officer,
the army said in a statement.&The perpetrators of this heinous act will be brought to justice,& it said.There was no immediate claim of
responsibility, read the report.The tribal region has long been a safe haven for Islamist militants who operate on both sides of the
border.An umbrella group of Islamist and sectarian militant groups called Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been waging a war against the
state to try to overthrow the government
It wants to run Pakistan as an Islamic state governed by its own harsh interpretation of Islam, read the report.Islamabad says the TTP
leaders have taken refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan, where they run camps to train Islamist militants to launch attacks inside
Pakistan.Kabul has previously said rising violence in Pakistan is a domestic issue for Islamabad.Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan
have soured in recent months
Islamabad says Kabul is not doing enough to tackle militant groups targeting Pakistan.The post Pakistan&s army says bomb blast kills seven
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