At least three soldiers were killed and six others injured when a bomb hit their vehicle in Pakistan's northwest tribal area of North Waziristan on Sunday, local media reported.
Aaj TV said that some unknown militants blew up a roadside planted bomb with a remote controlled device as soon as the security forces' vehicle passed by it in Datta Khel area of North Waziristan Agency, a restive tribal area along Pakistan- Afghanistan border.
The injured troops have been shifted to military hospital of the neighboring Banu area.
Security forces cordoned off the area for investigations.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
The attack happened at the time when the Pakistani army is carrying out an armed offensive against the Taliban in the area.
Named as "Operation Zarb-e-Azb", the offensive was launched on June 15 last year with an aim to remove the sanctuaries of local and foreign militants from the North Waziristan Agency.
The security forces made many achievements in the one-year long operation by taking hold of many important areas and killing over 2,700 militants.
The operation has basically broken the backbone of the militants as the terrorist attacks are decreasing in the country by every coming day.
The militants, however, keep on carrying out sporadic attacks on the security forces whenever chance arises to them.
So far the militants have killed over 250 soldiers including officials in retaliatory attacks on the troops who are carrying out the operation.
GMT 10:43 2017 Saturday ,25 November
Clashes as Pakistani police try to disperse Islamist sit-inGMT 18:31 2017 Thursday ,19 October
US drone strike kills leader of Pakistan’s Jamaat-ul-Ahrar militants — spokesmanGMT 11:42 2017 Tuesday ,17 October
Death toll from US drone strike in Pakistan rises to 26: officialsGMT 16:09 2017 Thursday ,31 August
Pakistan dismisses U.S. military commanderGMT 23:58 2017 Monday ,31 July
Ally of Pakistan’s ousted PM nominatedGMT 18:03 2017 Friday ,28 July
What happens now after Pakistan’s PM has been disqualified?GMT 17:13 2017 Friday ,28 July
Pakistan court disqualifies PM Sharif from officeGMT 16:10 2017 Friday ,28 July
Sharif formally steps down as Pakistan’s PMMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©