Taliban attack Pakistan Air Force base in Peshawar

The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) camp at Inqalab road in Peshawar's Badaber area has come under attack early Friday.Sources say this is a residential camp with high ranking officers stationed there, who are probably the target of the assault.

A heavy contingent of the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) has reached the spot and exchange of fire with the militants is ongoing. The area has been sealed by security forces.Initial details of the attack were confirmed by Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major-General Asim Bajwa through his Twitter account:

He said terrorists attacked the guard room at the camp early in the morning. The QRF reached the scene and surrounded the attackers, isolating them.The DG ISPR said around seven to 10 terrorists had attempted to break into the camp. The terrorists had been engaged and contained around the guard room area of the camp.On Aug 16, 2012 militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and automatic weapons had carried out a brazen attack under cover of darkness on the Minhas base of the PAF at Kamra.  The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility for the assault on Kamra air base.