Pakistan: six soldiers killed in clash with Islamic terrorists. Pakistan’s military has announced that six soldiers have been killed in an encounter with Islamist terrorists in North Waziristan, a region bordering Afghanistan that has long been a hotbed of cross-border terrorism. Six Pakistani soldiers, including a high-ranking officer, died Friday night in a clash with Islamist militants in the North Waziristan district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Pakistani military said.
In a statement published on X, first Twitter, the army said that six of the militants were also killed.
Among the dead was Lt. Col. Muhammad Ali Shouka, who the military said was leading troops during the clash. Pakistan: six soldiers killed in clash with Islamic terrorists. Pakistan’s military says six soldiers have been killed in an encounter with Islamist terrorists in North Waziristan. This district on the border with Afghanistan has long been a hotbed of terrorism.
