At least four people, including a minor, were killed Monday when unidentified assailants attacked a police party in Pakistan's North Waziristan region.
Police officials confirmed the death of three policemen and a 15-year-old boy in the attack in Hangu district, Dawn online reported.
Hangu borders the Orakzai region, one of Pakistan's seven lawless districts on the Afghanistan border, considered to be the hub of Taliban and Al Qaeda linked militants.