Peshawar: Three paramilitary troopers
were killed when Taliban fighters attacked a security check
post near the Afghan border in northwest Pakistan today,
officials said.
The Taliban attacked the check post at Saashi in
Mohmand tribal region this evening.
The security forces retaliated against the attack and
injured seven militants, officials said.
The attack came after a relative lull in Taliban
strikes against security forces in Mohmand Agency.
PTI
First Published: Tuesday, August 10, 2010, 20:54