Eleven members of Pakistan’s paramilitary forces, together with two officers, had been killed in an ambush by Islamist militants close to the Afghan border, sources instructed Reuters on Wednesday. In accordance with the sources, the assault focused a convoy of paramilitary troops working in a risky area that has seen repeated militant assaults lately. Safety forces have launched a search operation to trace down the attackers, whereas the federal government has but to subject an official assertion. Roadside bombs hit the convoy earlier than a big group of militants opened hearth within the northwestern district of Kurram, 5 Pakistani safety officers instructed Reuters. The Pakistani Taliban claimed accountability for the assault in an announcement to a Reuters reporter. The military’s public relations wing didn’t instantly reply to requests for remark. In current months, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), which seeks to overthrow the federal government and impose its hardline interpretation of Islamic governance, has intensified assaults on safety forces. Islamabad has accused the group of utilizing neighbouring Afghanistan to coach and plan assaults on Pakistani targets, a cost that Kabul denies.