<p>The convoy was attacked yesterday near Razmak, over 50 km from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal agency.<br /><br />The militants used rockets, grenades and automatic weapons to target the convoy.The troops retaliated but there was no report of Taliban casualties, the officials said.<br />They said five soldiers were killed and three others injured in the attack.<br /><br />Some media reports said about a dozen soldiers were killed in the attack but military authorities in South Waziristan and Peshawar denied this.<br /><br />Unnamed officials told The News that the dead soldiers were members of a bomb disposal squad who were travelling in a vehicle ahead of the convoy.<br /><br />They said the attack was carried out by Pakistani Taliban militants based in Zangara.<br />Zangara is a mountainous area where Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan founder Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in August 2009.<br /><br />The US has described North Waziristan as a safe haven for Taliban and al-Qaeda elements.<br />US drones have carried out scores of missile strikes in the region over the past two years, killing several top militant commanders.<br /><br />Despite pressure from the US to launch a military offensive in North Waziristan, Islamabad has insisted that any operation will be launched at a time of its choosing and in line with national interests.</p>
<p>The convoy was attacked yesterday near Razmak, over 50 km from Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan tribal agency.<br /><br />The militants used rockets, grenades and automatic weapons to target the convoy.The troops retaliated but there was no report of Taliban casualties, the officials said.<br />They said five soldiers were killed and three others injured in the attack.<br /><br />Some media reports said about a dozen soldiers were killed in the attack but military authorities in South Waziristan and Peshawar denied this.<br /><br />Unnamed officials told The News that the dead soldiers were members of a bomb disposal squad who were travelling in a vehicle ahead of the convoy.<br /><br />They said the attack was carried out by Pakistani Taliban militants based in Zangara.<br />Zangara is a mountainous area where Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan founder Baitullah Mehsud was killed in a US drone attack in August 2009.<br /><br />The US has described North Waziristan as a safe haven for Taliban and al-Qaeda elements.<br />US drones have carried out scores of missile strikes in the region over the past two years, killing several top militant commanders.<br /><br />Despite pressure from the US to launch a military offensive in North Waziristan, Islamabad has insisted that any operation will be launched at a time of its choosing and in line with national interests.</p>