Soldier killed in clash with terrorists in NW Pakistan: army

ISLAMABAD: A soldier was killed in a clash between security forces and terrorists in Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan’s northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, the military said on Sunday night.

A fire exchange took place between the troops and terrorists in Draban area of the district, the military’s media wing Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement.

“Our troops effectively engaged the terrorists’ location. However, during an intense exchange of fire a soldier lost his life,” the ISPR said.

The killed soldier was a 31-year-old resident of Lakki Marwat district of the province, it added.

A clearance operation was being carried out to eliminate any terrorists’ presence in the area, according to the ISPR.

-Xinhua