PESHAWAR: Seven militants and two paramilitary troops were killed and a soldier was injured during an exchange of fire near the Ghulam Khan checkpost in North Waziristan on Friday.

Sources said that militants attacked the checkpost near Afghan border before dawn. They said that two soldiers of the Tochi Scouts were killed and another was wounded.

The troops launched a retaliatory attack in which seven militants were killed.

The soldiers who lost their lives were identified as Subedar Tariq and Naik Qasim. Subedar Mehdi Shah suffered injuries.

The Ghulam Khan checkpost has been closed for bilateral trade since the army launched Operation Zarb-i-Azb in North Waziristan in June last.

Published in Dawn, May 30th, 2015

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