*ISLAMABAD – Federal Minister for Defence Pervez Khattak on Monday **stronglyresponded over attack on military checkpost in North Waziristan.*
*He strongly condemned Waziristan check-post attack and expressed hisdismay over participation and instigation.*
In a statement, the minister termed the Waziristan check-post attack asunfortunate. He said that the attack is was atrocious and demanded severecondemnation.
He revealed that a mob tried to attack an armed forces check post andopened fire, the security officials present on the occasion tried to talkto the violent protesters for a peaceful resolution to the heated exchangebut the mob refused to budge.
“After the mob fired upon the check post the soldiers resorted to aerialfiring to disperse the attackers after which bullets from the mob ended upinjuring 5 soldiers which made them act in self defense,” revealed Khattak.
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The Minister expressed his sorrow over what transpired and reminded thenation of the sacrifices the people and it’s security forces had made torestore a semblance of peace to the war torn region.
“I am extremely distraught over the involvement of two members of theNational Assembly in this despicable incident,” said Khattak.
