A Pakistan Army soldier lost his life when a security patrol was ambushed in the Yakhta area in Kurram Agency on Monday, security sources told DawnNews.

A captain also sustained injuries in the exchange of fire that ensued after security personnel retaliated to the assault.

Several suspected militants are believed to have been killed in the exchange of fire.

Earlier last week on Tuesday, 14 passengers were killed in Kurram Agency when a van hit a landmine on its way to Sadda, Parachinar.

Among the dead were two census workers, five women, and four children.

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