Five security force members killed in Pakistan in attack on vehicle

Five security personnel were killed when insurgents attacked their vehicle in North Waziristan district of Pakistan’s northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, an army statement said Saturday night.

The security personnel from paramilitary troops Frontier Corps and Levies were in the vehicle when it came under attack, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in the statement.

“Clearance operation is in progress to eliminate any terrorist found in the area,” the statement added.

A surge in attacks on security forces in Pakistan has recently been witnessed in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and southwest Balochistan provinces.