Islamabad, Dec 31 (IANS) A roadside bomb killed a Pakistani soldier and injured another Saturday in the North Waziristan tribal region, officials said.

The incident took place when a convoy of security forces was passing through Datta Khel area of North Waziristan near the border with Afghanistan, Xinhua reported citing local media reports.

The reports said the bomb was detonated through a remote control.

The security forces imposed a curfew in the area after the attack and launched a search operation to nab the perpetrators.

No militants have claimed responsibility for the attack.

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