Islamist militants kill 10 police officers in northwest Pakistan

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, July 30: A drone attack and ambush by Islamist militants at a police post in northwest Pakistan killed at least 10 officers, police said, the second such assault within a week.

The attack took place late on Wednesday in the Hangu district near the Afghan border, an area that has long served as home to militant groups.

Militancy in Pakistan's border areas has risen sharply in recent months, targeting mainly the military and police after an armed conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan killed hundreds.

Islamabad says the militants use safe havens in Afghanistan to train and plan attacks in Pakistan. Afghanistan's Taliban government has denied the charge and said militancy is Pakistan's domestic problem.�" REUTERS