DID Press: A deadly ambush on a Pakistani military convoy in South Waziristan on Tuesday killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded seven others, Pakistani officials said. The assault which claimed by Pakistani Taliban (TTP) has cast doubt over a newly signed ceasefire agreement with Afghanistan’s Taliban government.
Pakistani Security officials said the convoy was traveling through the Sarwekai Tangi area of South Waziristan when gunmen opened fire and later used heavy weapons against the troops. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, TTP, later issued a statement claiming responsibility for the attack.
The incident came just three days after Pakistan and Afghan Taliban representatives signed a ceasefire deal in Doha, mediated by Qatar and Turkey. Under the accord, the Taliban government in Kabul pledged to prevent cross-border militant activities and stop TTP fighters from using Afghanistan territory for attacks inside Pakistan.
Islamabad has long accused the TTP of operating from safe havens in Afghanistan since its leadership relocated there following Pakistani military offensives in the country’s northwest nearly a decade ago. The Taliban government has denied harboring the group, insisting that “no organization is allowed to use Afghanistan soil against another country.”
Pakistan’s Defense Minister Khawaja Asif warned earlier this week that any militant operation launched from Afghanistan would constitute “a direct violation of the Doha agreement.” He said Pakistan will not negotiate directly with the TTP and will discuss such issues only with the Taliban authorities in Kabul.
The TTP, which shares ideological ties with the Afghan Taliban but operates separately, has claimed responsibility for hundreds of deadly attacks targeting Pakistani security forces, government installations, and civilians over the past two decades.
Analysts say the latest assault underscores the fragility of Doha ceasefire and may further strain already tense relations between Islamabad and Kabul. The renewed violence highlights the enduring instability along the Afghan-Pakistani border — and the challenges both governments face in curbing militant movements across the rugged frontier.