Two Troopers Killed, Seven Injured In Clash In NW Pakistan

2024-08-26 06:10:02

(MENAFN- Nam News Network) ISLAMABAD, Aug 26 (NNN-APP) – Two troopers were killed and seven others injured, in a clash with militants in Pakistan's northwest Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province yesterday, police sources said.

The incident happened at about 12:20 pm local time (0720 GMT) in the Tirah Valley area of the Khyber district, where both sides engaged in an exchange of fire, the sources said.

The injured, including a captain, were initially shifted to a nearby hospital from where they had been airlifted to the provincial capital city of Peshawar, the sources added.

The identities of the attackers or their affiliation with any terrorist group had not been revealed.– NNN-APP

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