MOHMAND:
Pakistani troops killed up to 20 militants after dozens of insurgents attacked a security checkpoint in Tehsil Baizak of Mohmand Agency on Sunday, a senior government official said.
Another 30 militants were also injured during exchange of fire with security forces.
Meanwhile, another eight militants were killed in shelling by security forces in lower Orakzai agency.
Troops have killed more than 100 militants in the past month in small-scale operations against militants’ strongholds in the Mohmand tribal agency. But militants often melt away, set up strongholds elsewhere or try to return to areas they lost.