ISLAMABAD – A Pakistan Army soldier was martyred when some militantsattacked a security outpost in Pakistan’s restive northwestern tribalregion on Monday.
An exchange of fire broke out between the security forces and theterrorists when they raided the Makki Garh post in Shawal Valley of NorthWaziristan, the army’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)said in a statement.
Troops effectively repulsed the attempt by the militants and in theexchange of fire, a soldier was killed, it said.
The army retrieved five unidentified bodies during patrolling in Boya areawhere an army post was attacked on Sunday by a group.
The bodies with bullet wounds were found from a dry stream nearly 1.5 kmsaway from the Khar Kamar post which was attacked by the group.
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Once a hotbed of militants, North Waziristan was cleared after an operationin 2014.
However, lately it has witnessed sporadic incidents of violence bymilitants entering from Afghanistan, according to the security forces.
