A Pakistan Army major was killed on Tuesday in an exchange of fire with militants, the military said, after peace negotiations between the government and Pakistani Taliban insurgents broke down a day earlier.
The Inter-Services Public Relations said in a statement that the attack took place near Frontier Region Peshawar close to the Afghan border.
Major Jahanzaib suffered bullet injuries and succumbed to his wounds, the military’s media wing said, adding that three militants were also killed in the exchange of fire.
This is the second attack on security forces personnel in the last 24 hours.
An attack on a security forces checkpost in South Waziristan tribal region killed one soldier late Monday night.
Unidentified militants opened fire on a security forces checkpost which killed a soldier named Mehrab, belonging to Sanghar.
The attack came at late Monday night around 11pm in Ladha.