Rebels kill four Pakistani troops in cross-border attack

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Militants launched a cross-border attack on a Pakistani checkpoint in a restive tribal region yesterday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding four others, the military said.
Rockets were fired from the Afghanistan side of the border into the Khyber region, one of the seven semi-autonomous tribal regions where the Pakistan military has been battling the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants for years.
“According to reports, rounds fired from (the) Afghanistan side by terrorists hit an 8,000-feet-high Pakistani post in Akhandwala Pass,” the military said in a statement.
It added: “Four Pakistan army soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and four others were injured due to the rocket fire.”

Rebels kill four Pakistani troops in cross-border attack

AFP, ISLAMABAD: Militants launched a cross-border attack on a Pakistani checkpoint in a restive tribal region yesterday, killing at least four soldiers and wounding four others, the military said. Rockets were fired from the Afghanistan side of the border into the Khyber region, one of the seven semi-autonomous tribal regions where the Pakistan military has been battling the Taliban and Al-Qaeda militants for years. According to reports, rounds fired from (the) Afghanistan side by terrorists hit an 8,000-feet-high Pakistani post in Akhandwala Pass, the military said in a statement. It added: Four Pakistan army soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and four others were injured due to the rocket fire.