Pakistani soldiers monitor a mountainous area in the Mohmand tribal region. - Photo by AFP

PESHAWAR: Two security officials were killed and two others were injured in an attack on a check post in the Mohmand tribal region, DawnNews reported.

Official sources said the militants had attacked the check post located in Mohmand’s Sira Karpai area between Tuesday and Wednesday.

Security officials and militants exchanged fire for about an hour. Personnel injured in the clash were shifted to Peshawar for medical treatment.

Separately, militants abducted three labourers working on Mohmand’s Ghalanai dam on Wednesday.

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