Militants in an explosive-laden vehicle were thwarted in their attempt to overrun a Pakistani security post near the border with Afghanistan, the army said yesterday.

The five attackers, including two suicide bombers, were killed when the post came under attack in Qila Abdullah district of Balochistan, the military said in a statement.

"The attempt to enter the post was effectively thwarted by our own troops," it said, adding that the Pakistani troops forced the militants to ram the explosive-laden vehicle into the perimeter wall. Two soldiers were killed, it said.