At least 12 militants and two security personnel were killed and five others injured in a clash with security forces early Saturday morning.
According to sources, the insurgents attacked a security check post in Chamkani area of central Kurram Agency killing two security personnel and leaving five others wounded.
Following the attack, security forces bombed militant positions, killing 12 insurgents. A number of hideouts were also destroyed in the action.
A military operation has been going on in central Kurram for the past three weeks.
Kurram Agency, which is close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border, is one of the seven regions in Pakistan’s Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), governed by tribal laws.
An extremist insurgency led by the Pakistani Taliban plagues the region while the area is known to be infested with militants, including those from al Qaeda, Taliban and several other armed extremist organisations.
