PESHAWAR: At least three paramilitary soldiers and a child were killed and many others injured in a suicide attack near Boya checkpost on Datta Khel road in North Waziristan Agency, military officials confirmed on Monday.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed that at least four people including three soldiers and a child were killed in the vehicle bound suicide attack on the security checkpost.

A statement issued to the media further said that at least 12 people including two women have also been injured in the blast.

Official sources said that the security personnel were establishing a small checkpoint near Boya checkpost on main Datta Khel road when the suspected suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into the checkpoint.

The security forces cordoned off the area and launched a search operation in the area while Datta Khel road has been closed for all traffic.

North Waziristan is one of the seven regions in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata) governed by tribal laws.

An extremist insurgency led by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) plagues the region and the area is known to be infested with militants, including those from al Qaeda and other armed militant organisations.