NORTH WAZIRISTAN(National times)- Five security officials were injured after a convoy of the deputy superintended of police was attacked in an area of North Waziristan on Monday. The squad of DPO Waqar Ahmed came under attack on Bannu-Miransha road near Mamash Khel. The DPO remained safe in the attack while injured cops have been shifted to hospital for treatment. DSP Qudratullah has confirmed the incident, saying security forces have cordoned off the area while search operation has also been launched to arrest perpetrators. Last month, deadly bomb blasts targeting a police vehicle in the Hangu district has claimed the lives of three police officers, including SP Operations Asad Zubair. The attack began with an explosion at a police check-post in the Gulmina area of Hangu. Fortunately, there were no casualties in that initial blast. Following the explosion, SP Asad Zubair, along with other officers, was en route to the site of the blast when their vehicle was struck by a bomb near the Darban area. The bomb blasts resulted in the martyrdom of SP Asad Zubair and two police personnel, while two others sustained injuries.