Article: Fresh violence in strife-torn Pak tribal region.

Fresh violence in strife-torn Pak tribal region

Islamabad, Mar 18 (PTI) Fresh violence erupted in the restive North Waziristan tribal region of Pakistan with Islamist militants firing rockets targeting military posts and government installations.

Locals said that eight rockets were fired late last night in Miranshah, the headquarters of the tribal region which has witnessed some of the fiercest clashes this month.

While two landed in the nearby electricity grid, two others fell in a stadium. The rest exploded near an army fort but no one was hurt, they said.

Security forces returned the fire and the exchange continued for two hours. ...

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