Suicide bomber targets forces in Mohmand Agency: army

A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a paramilitary post in the tribal region near the Afghan border on Tuesday, the army said in a statement.

It said three militants approached the post at Kapakh Kandao in Mohmand Agency and one detonated a device without causing damage or casualties to security personnel.

Frontier guards then opened fire, killing one militant and capturing another.

The attack was the fourth bombing in Pakistan in less than 24 hours, including one in Karachi which killed 11 people.

Seven paramilitary troops and 23 suspected militants were killed in clashes in Mohmand on Monday.

Pakistan has deployed some 90,000 troops along the border to combat local Taliban extremists and their al Qaeda allies, who have been blamed for a spate of suicide bombings which have claimed more than 800 lives over the past year.