7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

Pakistan's security forces were conducting several raids in the country's volatile northwest, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban, when shootouts ensued leaving seven soldiers and 23 militants dead, the army said Monday. The first exchange of fire occurred overnight on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber…

7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militant killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. In a statement on Monday, the army said The first exchange of fire occurred overnight on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, killing six militants and two army officers. A second shootou…

7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

Pakistan's military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban.

7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militant killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

Pakistan's military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban

7 Pakistani soldiers, 23 militants killed in separate shootouts during raids along the Afghan border

Pakistan's military says seven soldiers and 23 militants have been killed in three separate shootouts in the volatile northwest near Afghanistan, a former stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban

Five Pakistani soldiers killed in gunbattles with militants, army says

ISLAMABAD: Five Pakistani soldiers were killed in gunbattles with Islamist militants in the country’s northwest bordering Afghanistan on Monday, the Pakistan Army said. The statement said the deaths were in addition to two other soldiers, including an officer, who were killed the previous day in an operation against the militants on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar.