At least 10 Pakistani frontier police were killed in a militant attack on an outpost near the northwestern city of Dera Ismail Khan, the interior ministry said in a statement, APA reports citing Reuters.
Thursday's attack, claimed by Islamist militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, comes as Pakistan battles a resurgence of militant attacks in its rugged northwest, as well as a growing ethnic separatist insurgency in the south.
Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi strongly condemned the attack in Dera Ismail Khan, the ministry's statement said.
Three senior police sources said a large group of militants stormed the outpost, killing personnel of the frontier constabulary security force.
In a statement, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group claimed responsibility for the attack, calling it retaliation for the killing of a senior leader, Ustad Qureshi.
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