Document #1290306

RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)

Bomb Kills Senior Pakistani Officers Amid Push For Talks

 September 15, 2013
A roadside bomb in northwestern Pakistan has killed two senior military officials.

A statement from Pakistan’s military confirmed that Major General Sanaullah and Lieutenant Colonel Touseef were traveling to visit troop posts near the border with Afghanistan in the Upper Dir district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province when an improvised explosive device exploded on the roadside.

The blast also killed an enlisted Pakistani soldier.

The attack came as Pakistan’s government is trying to launch peace talks with Pakistan’s Taliban.

Pakistan’s Taliban on September 15 demanded that the government in Islamabad release militant prisoners and begin withdrawing troops from Pakistan’s tribal areas as a precondition for their participation in peace talks.

Based on reporting by Reuters, AP, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, and AFP

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ecoi.net description:
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa: 2 senior officers killed by roadside bomb
Country:
Pakistan
Source:
RFE/RL – Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (Author)
Original link:
http://www.rferl.org/content/pakistan-general-killed-khyber/25106690.html
Document type:
Media Report
Language:
English
Published:
15 September 2013
Document ID:
1290306 (former ID 258382)

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