A soldier was killed and six others were injured Friday in a rocket attack on Kalaya, the agency headquarters of the restive Orakzai tribal region.
Officials said that two rockets were fired on the Kalaya Headquarters as a result of which seven soldiers sustained injuries. One of the injured soldiers died on his way to a hospital, while six others are receiving medical treatment.
Last month, 18 suspected militants and six soldiers were killed during a gunbattle in Orakzai Agency. The gunbattle was set off by an attack by militants before dawn on a checkpost in Shireen Dara area of Lower Orakzai.
