Islamabad: Four terrorists and four soldiers were killed during a clash in Pakistan's South Waziristan district, a military statement said on Friday.
The terrorists raided the security forces' post in the district, killing the soldiers late Thursday night, the army's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in the statement.
The identities of the eight victims were not revealed by the ISPR.
Located along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, South Waziristan used to be a hotbed of militancy a few years ago, but the security forces have successfully flushed out the terrorists from the area in separate high-profiled armed offensives.
Though the area has been purged from the militancy to a great extent, sporadic attacks continue.
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Last month, security forces conducted an intelligence-based operation in the district.
During the intense exchange of fire, two terrorists were killed and one was injured and arrested, according to the ISPR.
Meanwhile, a five-year-old minor was killed and seven children were injured in a cross-border attack from Afghanistan into Pakistani territory, an army statement said.
The incident took place at 2.50 p.m. on Thursday when terrorists fired five rockets from Afghanistan into Bajaur district in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military's media wing Inter-Services Public Relations said in the statement.
The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, a source told Xinhua news agency, adding that the Pakistani troops conducted a retaliatory attack.
The army did not offer more details as to which group was involved in Thursday's attack.
On Sunday night, the Foreign Ministry in Islamabad said that its stance on the threats posed to the country and the region by terror groups like the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had been vindicated by a United Nations report.
The 27th report of the Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team released earlier this month said that the TTP was reported to have overseen a reunification of splinter groups that took place in Afghanistan and was moderated by the Al Qaeda, which was expected to increase the threat to Afghanistan, Pakistan and the region.
(with inputs from agency)
