Unidentified men blew up two security check posts in Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region after local armed tribals called for attacks on army and their positions, the NNI news agency reported.
Two posts of local police, known as "Khasadar", were blown up in the wee hours of Tuesday, at Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, bordering Afghanistan, according to News Network International.
No one was hurt as both check posts were empty at the time of the blasts.
The army and the paramilitary forces Tuesday started search of vehicles to check the movement of local armed tribals in Miranshah, said the NNI report.
Meanwhile, authorities in Miranshah asked government employees not to attend offices for security reasons.
Armed tribals in North Waziristan Sunday scrapped the peace deal signed with the government in September 2006, through which authorities aimed to restore peace in the region and curtail illegal cross-border movement of fighters.
The armed tribals, who prefer being called Pakistani Taliban, also threatened to launch guerrilla-style attacks against security forces in the region, in a statement issued Sunday.
Pakistan's Foreign Ministry said on Monday the concerned authorities are negotiating with tribal elders in the region to save a peace deal. Reports said a peace committee Monday started contacting outfits of armed tribals in North Waziristan to keep the peace deal intact.
Country-wide security alert has been in place following the deadly attacks on July 14-15 in the northwest frontier, which left around 70 killed and over 130 injured.
Source: Xinhua
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