3 killed in bomb attack on Pakistan security forces

By Islam Sajid

ISLAMABAD (AA) - Three police officers were killed in a bomb attack in a tribal region of northwest Pakistan late Sunday, a security official said.

The Frontier Constabulary officers were killed by an improvised explosive device during a search operation in the Zarmilan area of South Waziristan, the Inter Services Public Relations said in a statement on Monday.

South Waziristan is one of seven tribal districts near the Afghan border. The military launched an offensive against the Taliban and other militants in 2009 but insurgents continue to operate in the area.

On Sunday, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa, chief of the Army Staff, spent the day at forward posts in South Waziristan.