An attack by unidentified militants in northwestern Pakistan has killed 11 construction workers, caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar announced on social media on August 20. Security officials said an improvised explosive device struck a truck carrying the workers to a project on a military base in Waziristan, near the border with Afghanistan. No one has claimed responsibility for the incident. To read the original story by Reuters, click here.
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