Militant Attacks Rock Northwest Pakistan: 17 Dead, Dozens Injured in Coordinated Assaults

• At least 17 people killed and dozens injured in two bomb attacks and a gunfight in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, northwest Pakistan.
• Attacks targeted a checkpoint and a police station amidst intensifying insurgencies in provinces bordering Afghanistan.
• In Bajaur district, an explosive-laden vehicle killed 11 security personnel and a young girl, injuring seven others.
• A bomb in a rickshaw exploded at Miryan police station in Bannu, killing two civilians and wounding 17.
• Three police and three militants died in a search operation in Shangla district; militants were linked to attacks on Chinese nationals.