3 Pakistani soldiers killed in militant attack in northwest

Suspected militants attacked Pakistani troops amid a seek operation in a former Taliban and al-Qaida stronghold within the northwest close to the Afghan border, triggering a shootout that killed 3 squaddies, the military stated Sunday.

It stated 4 squaddies additionally had been wounded within the assault in South Waziristan, a district within the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.

The military equipped no additional main points, however South Waziristan had served as a militant base till fresh years when Pakistan stated its operations there had cleared the realm of the Taliban.

No team claimed duty, despite the fact that Pakistani Taliban were blamed for such earlier violence within the area, the place militants have a presence.

In keeping with a not too long ago launched UN file, greater than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents are hiding in Afghanistan, maximum belonging to the outlawed Pakistani Taliban team, which steadily assaults Pakistani army and civilian goals.

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