2 Pakistan soldiers killed on Afghan border

Peshawar: Unidentified militants attacked a security check post in Pak’s restive North Waziristan district near the Afghan border, killing two soldiers in exchange of gunfire, the Pakistani army said. The army’s media wing said on Saturday that the attack took place in Datta Khel tehsil of the tribal North Waziristan district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The attackers fled after the exchange of fire with the security forces. The soldiers were killed in exchange of gunfire, it said in a statement. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack. This is the third attack on security forces during the ceasefire effective from November 9. The Pakistan govt and banned terror group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) agreed on a monthlong ceasefire this month to further talks for achieving lasting peace in the country. The TTP, commonly known as the Pakistani Taliban, is a banned terrorist organisation based along the AfghanPakistan border. -(PTI)