Officials in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region said on Monday that nine paramilitary soldiers and 16 militants were killed in clashes. A spokesman for the paramilitary force \'Frontier Corps\' said that heavily armed militants attacked security forces when they had on a routine patrolling at Bara area of the Khyber Agency. Nine soldiers died at the scene and three others were injured. The security forces returned fire and killed 16 militants, the spokesman said. There was no independent confirmation of the killing of the militants. The locals said that the militants had launched a major attack on a roadside check post of the security forces, inflicting heavy losses on the security forces. The attack was so heavy that the security forces could not have showed any resistance, they said. The Sources also said that a group of 30 to 35 militants attacked the security check post with rockets, hand grenades and automatic weapons.
GMT 01:03 2018 Wednesday ,24 January
Trump 'imitates' Modi's accent in private conversation: ReportGMT 21:24 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Puigdemont accuses EU of not defending rights in CataloniaGMT 21:18 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Vietnam oil exec 'kidnapped' from Germany jailed for lifeGMT 21:08 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Turkey in new assault on Kurdish militiaGMT 21:04 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Turkey detains 24 over 'terror propaganda'GMT 20:52 2018 Tuesday ,23 January
Dawoodi Bohra leader arrives in DubaiGMT 22:09 2018 Monday ,22 January
Israel apologises to JordanGMT 16:11 2018 Sunday ,21 January
Pope condemns criminals in crime-stricken Peruvian city

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor