Bomb kills two Pakistani soldiers

Two Pakistani soldiers were killed when a roadside bomb hit their vehicle near the Afghan border, intelligence officials said today.

The officials said the soldiers were patrolling near Ladha town in the South Waziristan tribal area when the attack happened.

South Waziristan was the main sanctuary for the Pakistani Taliban before the army launched a large ground offensive in 2009.

Thousands of soldiers are still based in the area, and violence still occurs frequently.