PESHAWAR, Pakistan Dec 9 (Reuters) – Six Pakistani soldiers were killed in a militant attack on a security post in the country’s northwest, three police and security sources told Reuters on Tuesday.
The attack took place between Monday night and Tuesday morning in the former tribal district of Kurram, which is close to the border with Afghanistan.
(Reporting by Mushtaq Ali in Peshawar; Writing by Gibran Peshimam; Editing by Jacqueline Wong)
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