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Police in Pakistan say seven officers have been killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Mianwali in Punjab near restive North-West Frontier province. | Police in Pakistan say seven officers have been killed in an attack on a checkpoint in Mianwali in Punjab near restive North-West Frontier province. |
Residents in the town heard gunfire and an explosion as the checkpoint building was attacked before dawn. | Residents in the town heard gunfire and an explosion as the checkpoint building was attacked before dawn. |
Pakistani officials said it was not clear who had carried out the attack. | Pakistani officials said it was not clear who had carried out the attack. |
On Thursday a suicide bomb attack killed 33 people, and left dozens more injured, in the town of Dera Ghazi Khan, also in Punjab. | On Thursday a suicide bomb attack killed 33 people, and left dozens more injured, in the town of Dera Ghazi Khan, also in Punjab. |
Troops and police have been fighting pro-Taleban militants in North-West Frontier province. | Troops and police have been fighting pro-Taleban militants in North-West Frontier province. |