Islamabad: A government administrator in Pakistan says soldiers have found 17 bodies dumped in the tribal region of Pakistan, saying the dead were all insurgents killed in overnight fighting.
Officials said that soldiers fighting in Pakistan’s tribal region who battled militants overnight found 17 bodies on Saturday dumped in the countryside, identifying them all as insurgents.
The fighting took place in Pakistan’s Khyber tribal region bordering Afghanistan, an area targeted in an ongoing military operation.
Notify that journalists are not allowed to report from tribal region of Pakistan.
In a statement, the Pakistan Army said dozens of militants attacked a security checkpoint there late on Friday.
It said, militants attacked security forces in the Spin Qamar region of the tribal area late on Friday night, 50 kilometres northwest of Peshawar.
Government administrator Khalid Khan said that the gun battle raged for several hours and soldiers found the 17 bodies early on Saturday morning in three different locations and all identified as militants.
He also claimed the attack as valiantly repulsed and terrorists ran away leaving behind 17 bodies of their associates.
Bureau Report
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