A Pakistani police official looks for evidences at the site of a bomb explosion (file photo)
Police in Pakistan say suspected militant attacks have killed nine people in two different areas of the main northwest city of Peshawar.
In an attack on Friday, suspected militants armed with heavy weapons targeted a police convoy in Mattani, 20 kilometers (12 miles) south of Peshawar.
Senior police officer Shafiullah Khan said the attack killed six police officers and wounded seven others.
In another attack, a vehicle owned by Haji Hayatullah, an Afghan religious leader, in Peshawar was targeted. In the incident, a suicide bomber walked up the vehicle detonated his explosives. Police said three people were killed in the wake of the attack.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
In still another incident on Friday, heavily armed gunmen opened fire at a convoy carrying NATO military vehicles to the southern port city of Karachi.
Local security officials said the attack took place near Landi Kotal, the main town in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, killing at least a driver and destroying two trucks.
The fresh attacks underline the challenge of militant violence faced by newly elected Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.
The Pakistani Army has launched several operations in the troubled northwest in a bid to flush out militants from the tribal zone.
Thousands of Pakistanis have lost their lives in bombings and other militant attacks since 2001 when Pakistan entered an alliance with the US on the so-called war against terrorism, according to local media.
Many hundreds have been displaced by the wave of violence and militancy sweeping across the country.
Since late 2009, there has been a surge in militant attacks in Pakistan.
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This article originally appeared on: Press TV