South Asia

Pakistan: 20 militants,4 security personnel killed in clash

Pakistan: 20 militants,4 security personnel killed in clash

| | 01 Nov 2014, 01:19 pm
Peshawar, Nov 1: At least 20 people were killed and four other security personnel were killed during a clash at northwestern tribal region of Pakistan's Orakzai Agency on Saturday , media reports said.

"Three security personnel and a number of militants were also injured during the clash in lower Orakzai\'s Shirin Dara area," Dawn News reported quoting sources.

 

According to reports, firefight lasted several hours.

 

"This could not be independently verified as journalists have restricted access in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (Fata)," Dawn News reported.