Four soldiers martyred, 20 militants killed in Orakzai Agency

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At least 20 militants were killed while four security personnel were martyred in a clash in Orakzai Agency on Saturday morning, a private news channel reported.

According to details, militants attacked a military checkpost in Shirin Dara area of Orakzai. The attack led to a battle in which four troops were martyred and three others were injured.

A befitting retaliation by the armed forces led to the killing of at least 20 militants.

Orakzai Agency is one of Pakistan`s seven semi-autonomous tribal regions, known as the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), strung out along the Afghan border.

ATTACKS IN HANGU, BAJAUR

Meanwhile, a seven-year-old girl was injured when a rocket hit a house in Shahu Khel area of Hangu while a security man was killed and one other was injured in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) in Bajaur Agency’s Kamar Sar area.

 

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