<p>At least 22 security personnel were killed and 38 others injured when the Pakistani Taliban attacked a military convoy in the country's restive northwest today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The convoy, heading to North Waziristan, was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb in the cantonment area near Aamandi Chowk, Razmak Gate on Bannu-Miranshah Road in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu.<br /><br />The blast is suspected to have occurred in a rented car, part of private vehicles hired to transport the soldiers.<br /><br />It was not immediately clear if it was a suicide attack.<br /><br />The Taliban have claimed the responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />Security forces have cordoned off the area while rescue and relief operations continued.<br />Sources said the death toll might increase.<br /><br />Geo TV, quoting hospital sources, reported that 22 security men were killed while 38 have been injured.<br /><br />The injured, including Frontier Corps and army personnel, were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital. Ten of the injured are in critical condition.<br /><br />Bannu, which stands at the gateway to the semi-autonomous Waziristan tribal region, is 150 kilometres southwest of Peshawar.<br /><br />The town has witnessed a number of attacks and was the scene of a massive jail break in April 2012 during which 384 prisoners escaped from its central prison.<br /><br />President Mamnoon Hussain strongly condemned the blast that resulted into loss of precious lives.<br /><br />Such cowardly attacks can never weaken the resolve of law-enforcing authorities and the nation to continue pursuing their struggle against the scourge of militancy and terrorism, the President said in his message.</p>
<p>At least 22 security personnel were killed and 38 others injured when the Pakistani Taliban attacked a military convoy in the country's restive northwest today.<br /><br /></p>.<p>The convoy, heading to North Waziristan, was attacked by a remote-controlled bomb in the cantonment area near Aamandi Chowk, Razmak Gate on Bannu-Miranshah Road in Khyber- Pakhtunkhwa's Bannu.<br /><br />The blast is suspected to have occurred in a rented car, part of private vehicles hired to transport the soldiers.<br /><br />It was not immediately clear if it was a suicide attack.<br /><br />The Taliban have claimed the responsibility for the attack.<br /><br />Security forces have cordoned off the area while rescue and relief operations continued.<br />Sources said the death toll might increase.<br /><br />Geo TV, quoting hospital sources, reported that 22 security men were killed while 38 have been injured.<br /><br />The injured, including Frontier Corps and army personnel, were shifted to the Combined Military Hospital. Ten of the injured are in critical condition.<br /><br />Bannu, which stands at the gateway to the semi-autonomous Waziristan tribal region, is 150 kilometres southwest of Peshawar.<br /><br />The town has witnessed a number of attacks and was the scene of a massive jail break in April 2012 during which 384 prisoners escaped from its central prison.<br /><br />President Mamnoon Hussain strongly condemned the blast that resulted into loss of precious lives.<br /><br />Such cowardly attacks can never weaken the resolve of law-enforcing authorities and the nation to continue pursuing their struggle against the scourge of militancy and terrorism, the President said in his message.</p>