ISLAMABAD — A roadside bomb targeting a passing Pakistani army convoy exploded Sunday, killing nine soldiers in a tribal region near the border with Afghanistan, authorities said.
The bomb exploded in a village near Miran Shah, the main town in the North Waziristan tribal area, the army said in a statement. It did not say if anyone else was wounded in the attack.
No one claimed responsibility for the blast, which happened in a region home to Pakistani, Afghan and al-Qaida-linked militants.
Pakistan has been dragging its feet in launching a military offensive against militants in the region, saying its forces were already too stretched fighting the militancy in other tribal areas along the border.