Pakistan army officer, 3 soldiers die in operation near Durand Line

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistan army lieutenant-colonel and three other soldiers were killed in an exchange of fire with suspected militants in Khyber tribal district of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the Inter-Services Public Relations, the military’s media arm, said on Monday. An ISPR statement said that security forces initiated an intelligence-based operation in Tirah Valley of Khyber, near the border with Afghanistan, after receiving reports about the presence of militants.
It said as…