Gunmen wearing military uniforms and wielding assault rifles and grenades attacked Pakistan’s army headquarters today, sparking a ferocious gun battle outside the capital that killed four of the assailants and at least six soldiers, authorities said.

A SUICIDE bomber disguised as a security officer struck the lobby of the UN food agency’s Pakistan headquarters yesterday, killing five people a day after the new leader of the Pakistani Taliban vowed fresh assaults, authorities and witnesses said.

UN aid convoy delivered vital medical supplies to Congo refugees today for the first time since fighting began weeks ago.

Vital food convoys from Pakistan to Afghanistan, suspended last week because of security fears, have restarted, a UN aid official said today.