Islamabad [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): At least one Pakistani soldier was killed and two more critically injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack by rebels in the Bannu region of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, a report said.

According to the media portal which focuses on covering geopolitics and wars, the rebels used the IED which exploded resulting in the killing of the Pakistani soldier.

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Earlier, the Pakistani political party Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) held demonstrations in Bannu over the brutal killing of four youth activists and a "conspiracy to destroy peace" in North Waziristan tribal district area.

Prior to this, at least four volunteers of a social organisation were killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire at their car in Pakistan's North Waziristan district. All the deceased activists were part of a social organisation, the Youth of Waziristan. The bodies were shifted to a hospital in Mirali town.

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The Youth Organisation, formed after the Zarb-i-Azb military operation, has worked for the restoration of peace in the militancy-hit region. The organisation has also staged a protest and sit-in against target killings. (ANI)

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