MIRANSHAH: Suspected militants attacked an army convoy with a remote control bomb near Mir Ali in North Waziristan on Monday, but there were no casualties, security officials said. They said that the military convoy was headed towards Bannu from Miranshah when it came under attack. The explosion slightly damaged a vehicle, the security officials said. Abdullah Farhad, a purported spokesman for pro-Taliban militants, told Daily Times that militants were not involved in the attack on the army convoy. "Wudn't us."
Farhad said the militants would publicly denounce their peace agreement with the government before any such attack. He said that militant leader Hafiz Gul Bahadur had asked the government to fulfil its remaining obligations under the September 5 peace accord, which include restoration of tribal incentives and removal of military check posts. AFP adds: In another incident, militants shot dead a traffic policeman at a bazaar in Tank on Monday. Local police officer Mir Abdullah told AFP that two unidentified armed attackers shot dead 35-year-old traffic police constable Samiullah at a main market in Tank before fleeing. The shooting appeared to be linked to a string of attacks on policemen by suspected pro-Taliban militants in the region since January, he said.