A suicide attack carried out by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed the lives of nine soldiers and injured five others in Pakistan's restive northwest region. The attack occurred in the Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province when a bomber on a motorcycle targeted a security forces convoy. The TTP, an outlawed terrorist group, has taken responsibility for the attack.

Following the incident, law enforcement personnel swiftly arrived at the blast site, cordoning off the area and initiating a large-scale search operation to capture the perpetrators. Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaar ul Haq Kakar expressed his condemnation of the attack through a social media platform, emphasizing the reprehensible nature of such acts and extending his condolences to the families of the victims.

Pakistan has recently faced a wave of terrorist activities orchestrated by the banned TTP, which was established as an umbrella group of several militant outfits in 2007. The TTP has been blamed for various deadly attacks across the country, including the 2014 Army Public School attack in Peshawar, resulting in the deaths of over 130 students. The group has also targeted military bases and conducted the 2008 bombing of the Marriott Hotel in Islamabad.