MIRAMSHAH, May 17: An army officer was killed and five others, including a captain, were injured when suspected militants attacked their convoy in the Maizer Madakhel area near Dattakhel, 25km west of the North Waziristan Agency headquarters on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.

Sources said that the convoy of four trucks was taking drinking water to an army camp in Maizer Madakhel when it came under attack.

The soldiers retaliated and captured 11 suspects, three of them injured.

The deceased army officer was identified as Lieutenant Imran Khan and those injured as Captain Sohail, Naik Jaffar and sepoys Taj Nabi, Shamsul Haq and Shah Gul. The convoy was attacked with light weapons.