According to official sources, the convoy was heading to the Minza area in the South Waziristan district when it was attacked. After the suicide attack, the area was cordoned off.
Taking to Twitter, Pakistani journalist Roohan Ahmad said that there was an intense gun battle between the security personnel and "militants" in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu area.
The Pak-Afghan border, also known as the "Friendship Gate" was closed last Sunday after an armed man opened fire from the Afghan side, killing a Pakistani soldier, the previous week. The incident left two security personnel injured and prompted the closure of the border between the two count
Pak-Afghan border at Chaman has been closed for an indefinite period of time after an armed man opened fire from the Afghan side and killed one Pakistani soldier on Sunday. The incident left two security personnel injured and ended up in the closure of the border between the two countries at
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 6 (ANI): At least four Pakistani policemen were killed on Tuesday in separate attacks in Dera Ismail Khan and Tank districts.
North Waziristan [Pakistan], July 5 (ANI): A suicide bomber attacked a convoy of security forces in the North Waziristan tribal district on Monday, injuring at least 10 security personnel, local media reported.
North Waziristan [Pakistan], May 31 (ANI): A suicide bomber struck a vehicle of the security forces parked at a checkpoint in North Waziristan on Monday, injuring two security personnel and many children.
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], March 24 (ANI): Two security personnel have sustained minor injuries in a grenade attack on a checkpoint (naka) in the Rainawari area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 7 (ANI): One security personnel was injured in an IED blast in the Ilmidi area of the Bijapur district earlier today.
Khartoum [Sudan], January 7 (ANI/Xinhua): Sudanese police announced two protesters were killed and 54 members of security forces injured in protests in the Sudanese capital Khartoum on Thursday.
Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], October 24 (ANI): Two policemen and an army jawan sustained injuries after terrorists opened fire on Sunday morning in the Bhata Durian area of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir.