Two die from attack on Pakistan military

Gunmen opened fire on a military vehicle in Islamabad on Thursday, killing an army brigadier and a soldier, officials said.

It was the second time in two days that militants had launched an attack in the capital.

Gunmen on two motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle carrying the brigadier and the soldier Thursday morning, a military official said. The driver of the vehicle also was wounded.

The attack follows twin suicide bombings at an Islamic university Tuesday.

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At least six people were killed and 29 others wounded when suicide bombers detonated explosives in the men's and women's sections of International Islamic University.

In recent weeks, Pakistan has been relentlessly rocked by suicide attacks as Islamic militants have retaliated against a military offensive to rout insurgents operating along the Pakistan-Afghan border.