Three killed in attack on security post.

MIRAMSHAH -- Three people lost their lives and 10 others were injured in an exchange of fire after a group led by MNAs Mohsin Javed and Ali Wazir assaulted the Khar Qamar check post at Boya in North Waziristan tribal district on Sunday morning. They wanted to exert pressure for the release of a facilitator of suspected terrorists arrested the other day, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Troops at the check post exercised maximum restraint in the face of provocation and direct firing which left five army soldiers injured. In the ensuing exchange of fire three individuals who had attacked the post lost their lives and 10 got injured, the military's media affairs wing said. All the injured were evacuated to an army hospital for treatment. Mr Wazir, the MNA, along with eight individuals, was arrested while MNA Mohsin Javed...

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