At least three militants were killed and five security personnel injured in separate incidents in Waziristan on Monday, as five people were killed and as many injured in a bomb blast in a tourist area in Swat. Three militants attacked Dargai check post, some 20 kilometres north of Wana, at around 10:00pm on Sunday night. The shootout in which heavy weapons were used continued till 10:00am on Monday and left three attackers dead.Militants also attacked two security check posts in North Waziristan, injuring two security personnel. They also attacked Ghulam Khan check post, 15km north of Miranshah. No casualties were reported. Militants also attacked a military camp in the Shawal area, two kilometres west of Miranshah, injuring two security personnel.
At around 2:55pm on Monday, a military convoy going to Miranshah from Bannu was attacked with a remote-controlled bomb, about 18km east of Miranshah on the Main Miranshah-Bannu road in the Karam Kot area, leaving three army personnel injured.
The blast that targeted a jeep at a forest in the Kalam police precincts killed Dr Samiullah, Rafiullah, Muhammad Shahzad, Ali Muhammad Umerzai and Bakht-e-Afsar. Ali Bahadur, Fazal Rashid, Kashi, Ajmal Khan and Shahbaz were injured and rushed to the Kalam Hospital. Swat District Police Officer Mohammad Iqbal told Daily Times that nobody had been arrested and that police were investigating the matter.
In Shangla district, police set off a time bomb by firing shots at it. The resultant blast damaged the main gate of the Shangla district courts in Alpuri.
NNI adds: An allied forces aircraft intrude in Pakistan's territory in Kurram Agency. Pakistan has lodged a protest against the violation of its airspace, while the allied forces spokesman has regretted the action.
Inter Service Public Relations Director General Maj Gen Waheed Arshad told a TV channel the aircraft accidentally entered Pakistani airspace. Meanwhile, the Wana-Tank road has been closed for traffic because of clashes between militants and security forces in the region.