"More than 20 militants armed with automatic weapons attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check"
Two Pakistani soldiers were killed and other six were injured after heavily armed militants attacked a paramilitary checkpoint in Pakistan's lawless tribal area on the Afghan border, officials said.
"More than 20 militants armed with automatic weapons attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check post in Shatai village of Mohmand agency late Monday night, killing two soldiers and wounding six others," a local official Shakirullah said.
FC spokesman Major Fazal-ur-Rehman confirmed the attack and said the damage was still being assessed.
Gunmen also attacked a small Sufi shrine overnight, killing three in Budhber, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar.
"At least five militants attacked the shrine and opened indiscriminate fire, killing three caretakers," local police official Waris Khan said.
The incident came hours after a roadside bomb struck a school bus, killing one person and wounding two children in Peshawar.
"More than 20 militants armed with automatic weapons attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) check post in Shatai village of Mohmand agency late Monday night, killing two soldiers and wounding six others," a local official Shakirullah said.
FC spokesman Major Fazal-ur-Rehman confirmed the attack and said the damage was still being assessed.
Gunmen also attacked a small Sufi shrine overnight, killing three in Budhber, on the outskirts of the northwestern city of Peshawar.
"At least five militants attacked the shrine and opened indiscriminate fire, killing three caretakers," local police official Waris Khan said.
The incident came hours after a roadside bomb struck a school bus, killing one person and wounding two children in Peshawar.
