Peshawar: According to details, militants launched an attack on a security checkpost in Ghaiba Khore area of Tehsil Haleemzai in Mohmand Agency, martyring one Levies official.
The assailants used automatic weapons in the attack.
The martyred official was identified as Ajmal Khan. Levies personnel present at the check post retaliated militants attack while reinforcement was also sought from Levies Headquarters in Mohmand Agency.
The reinforcement convoy from the Levies Headquarters also came under a rocket attack, however no loss of life was reported. Fierce gun battle is going on between militants and Levies personnel till filing of this report.
Earlier in the day, heavy cross-border fire from Afghanistan martyred seven Pakistani soldiers at a checkpost in the tribal area of South Waziristan, the army said.
“Seven Frontier Corps soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom),” a military statement said. It was not immediately known whether the fire came from militants or from Afghan security forces.
The statement said the checkpost was northeast of Angoor Adda in South Wazirstan, bordering Afghanistan.
Pakistan has been battling militants for over a decade following the late 2001 US-led invasion of Afghanistan.
