Peshawar: Unidentified militants attacked a security check post in Pakistan’s restive North Waziristan district near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in exchange of gunfire, the Pakistani army has said. The army’s media wing said that the attack took place in Datta Khel tehsil of the tribal North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
During an intense exchange of gunfire two soldiers were killed, the military said, adding that a search of the area was being carried out to find the militants. It gave no indication of the identity of the attackers. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack.
This is the third attack on security forces during the ceasefire effective since November 9. In earlier two attacks, the militants killed two cops in Bajaur tribal district and killed one soldier in Tank district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.
The Pakistan government and banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed on a month-long ceasefire this month to further talks for achieving lasting peace in the country. The TTP, commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban, is a banned terrorist organisation based along the Afghan-Pakistan border.
It has been involved in various attacks in Pakistan for more than a decade, killing thousands of people and has reportedly been using Afghan soil to plot terrorist attacks in Pakistan.