Security forces continue operations against militants in northwest regions of the country. PHOTO: EPA
Security forces on Friday killed 24 militants ?as they attempted to attack?checkposts in Mohmand Agency, officials have said. Eleven soldiers were killed in the clashes, officials said.
“About 150 Taliban militants attacked five Frontier Corps checkposts in Baidnami village near the border with Afghanistan,” a senior security official told AFP. “The attack was repulsed leaving 24 militants dead, and three of our men embraced martyrdom,”
Local administration officials in Ghalanai, the main town of Mohmand tribal district, and the paramilitary force confirmed the attack and casualties.
“Militants ran away, leaving behind dead bodies. Twelve soldiers were wounded in the fighting,” the official said.
Bodies of 10 militants have also been taken into custody, while gunship helicopters are?hovering in the area.
In a telephone call to AFP Taliban spokesman for Mohmand district Sajjad Mohmand claimed his fighters had killed 12 soldiers and captured a check post.
“We have killed 12 soldiers and occupied a check post,” Mohmand said.
He also said two paramilitary soldiers had been captured but security officials rejected the claim, saying no one was missing.
Mohmand district has seen much violence in the recent past. ?On December 6, twin suicide bombings killed 43 people in Ghalanai, about 175 kilometres (110 miles) northwest of Islamabad.
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